What they're asking about 2,541 questions asked · 24 departments

• Justice 494 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the progress on the evaluation of the drug treatment court, as identified as a strategic priority under the National Drugs Strategy Strategic Action Plan for 2023-2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44596/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the progress on repealing enactments providing for the ineligibility of those serving presumptive minimum sentences for temporary release and parole, as recommended in her Department’s review of minimum sentences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44597/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the progress or findings of research by her Department and the Irish Prison Service on the outcomes of those being held on remand who subsequently receive no conviction or a sentence that does not result in imprisonment, as referred to in the report of the Prison Overcrowding Response Group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44598/24]
  • 2024-10-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the progress in implementing the 22 recommendations outlined in the 2022 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use. [43417/24]
  • 2024-10-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the current status of the progression unit in Mountjoy prison; the number of cells in the unit in total; and the number of spaces which were allocated to non-progression unit prisoners, per month, for 2024. [42999/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1127 of 9 September, the average processing time per de facto application given the January date currently displaying on her Department’s website has been static since May 2024. [41267/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the measures she is taking to combat petty crime and anti-social behaviour in Dublin city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39784/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation the enhanced powers given to An Garda Síochána to limit the anti-social use of scramblers and quadbikes; the number of scramblers, quadbikes and e-scooters that have been seized in Dublin metropolitan regions south and south central, broken down by station, or district, if station-level data is not available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39785/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the timeline for the spending of the additional spending allocated to education in prison under Budget 2025. [40197/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if Budget 2025 funding commitments for care and rehabilitation services will be used to address the existing gaps in addiction supports in the Irish prison system. [40198/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of convictions have taken place under the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 since they were introduced, per year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39295/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the issue of enduring cuts to criminal fees, which is impacting on the criminal justice system. [29474/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36899/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice regarding new visa rules around arrivals from South Africa, if consideration will be given to an exemption period to give South African nationals who booked flights to Ireland before 10 July, but arrive after 10 August, the ability to travel without a visa (details supplied). [33776/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the numbers of fixed charge notices served for the offence of failure by a vehicle to obey traffic lights, for each of the past ten years, by Garda district, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34140/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the reason part 56, 4 (a) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 is still enforced, given that proof of insurance is visible through the Garda mobility app. [34226/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the recommendations of a report (details supplied) have been implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34435/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice if the IPS carried out adequate best practices to prevent the recent spate of overdoses in a facility (details supplied) and if measures have been taken to prevent such an event reoccurring. [34436/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of addiction counsellors employed by the Irish Prison Service, by institution and by year, from 2013 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34544/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice to provide a detailed response outlining the schedule of meetings and proposed work of the housing and justice interdepartmental group to consider further regulatory measures for owner management companies in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34747/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice when she will commence the agreed programme for Government commitment to review of the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34748/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the average processing time for the de facto partner of an Irish or non-EEA national visa application. [34878/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in on Operation Saul; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35279/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on Operation Citizen; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35280/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to Operation Táirge; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35281/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to Operation Tara; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35282/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to Operation Irene; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35283/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to Operation Limmat; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35284/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to Operation Soteria; the number of gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35285/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the expansion of youth justice and youth diversion measures, noting how many staff are assigned per youth diversion programme; how much funding each youth diversion programme has received; the number of children referred to each youth diversion programme; the number of children accepted into each youth diversion programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35286/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to proposing solutions to public order and anti-social “wicked problems” through the local leadership programme which brings together local stakeholders in a structured manner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35287/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the work of Garda juvenile liaison officers; noting how many Garda juvenile liaison officers, by rank, there are in each Garda division; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35288/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of times restorative justice was used in both adult and juvenile cases over each year since 2018, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35289/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Greentown programme, detailing how many staff were assigned at each site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35290/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the total amount of funding allocated, per year, for youth justice, in each of the years 2000 to date. [35291/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of anti-social behaviour orders handed down, per county and by age group, in each of the years 2004 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35292/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the Anti-Social Behaviour Forum review of the powers available to An Garda Síochána in relation to public order and anti-social behaviour, including the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35296/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for an update in relation to the work of Garda crime prevention officers, noting how many crime prevention officers, by rank, there are in each Garda division; the amount of funding crime prevention has received; number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the crime prevention operations. [35297/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of full-time and part-time staff, broken down by rank, assigned to the Garda national crime and security intelligence service, in tabular form; the number of positions currently vacant. [35307/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of full- and part-time staff, broken down by rank, assigned to the Garda national cyber crime bureau, in tabular form; the number of positions currently vacant; her views on whether the bureau’s current capacity is sufficient; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35308/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice her views in relation to recent reports of foreign state espionage in Ireland (details supplied); the measures her Department is taking to combat it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35314/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the measures her Department is taking to counter the far-right agitators identified by the Garda security and intelligence section (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35316/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the measures her Department is taking to reduce the threat level posed by violent political extremists, following advice (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35317/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a list of books/periodicals currently banned by the Censorship of Publications Board; when such items were last reviewed; the reason for their prohibition and the next scheduled review/expiration of their ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35506/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a list of movies, television shows and video games currently banned by the Irish Film Classification Office; when such items were last reviewed; the reason for their prohibition; the next scheduled review/expiration of their ban; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35507/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice what constitutes ‘business or trade’ under the restriction relating to the Stamp 2 provision prohibiting individuals engaging ‘in any other business or trade’; if setting up a company outside of Ireland would be considered a violation; if this restriction extends to trading in financial markets or simply holding shares in a company; and if owning or running a business outside of Ireland is also prohibited under a Stamp 2 visa. [35512/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí based in Cobh; the number of vehicles available to them; the number of community guards over five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31098/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a detailed update in relation to the Operation Saul; the number of Gardaí involved in this operation; the amount of funding it has received; the number of arrests and prosecutions arising from the operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31220/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, by district, of the number of Gardaí who have received PULSE system training in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31221/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Justice for a breakdown, by district, of the number of Gardaí who have received competency-based driving course 1, 2 and 3 training in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31222/24]
  • …and 444 more questions on Justice
• Health 351 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to improve handover times for the National Ambulance Service at hospitals, which is currently impacting service. [43976/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the level of investment being directed to the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43977/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health how many genetic counsellors are currently funded and active in the health service; whether there will be any increase in genetic counsellors in the upcoming year; the details of when they will be in post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43999/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health whether he was made aware of the withdrawal from the Irish market of a number of presentations of medications (palladone, MST, oxycontin and targin) which are predominantly used by patients with life-limiting illness, by a manufacturer (details supplied), on the basis that the supply of these medications are not commercially viable in light of Brexit and the Windsor Framework; and if so, the measures he is taking to ensure that undue hardship is not caused to patients, by continuing the supply of these medications through sourcing an alternative manufacturer or supplies to the Irish market, or by making the necessary changes to the import licence requirements overseen by the Health Products Regulatory Agency, in order that these essential medications can be imported into the country from other EU Member States. [44074/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the progress in implementing the 22 recommendations outlined in the 2022 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled ‘An Examination of the Present Approach to Sanctions for Possession of Certain Amounts of Drugs for Personal Use [44620/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will enact the recommendations relevant to his Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use Interim Report published on 22 October 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44621/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health his Department’s position on the decriminalisation of drugs for personal use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44624/24]
  • 2024-10-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on public health nurse staffing levels serving the Drimnagh area. [39329/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 512 of 24 September 2024, the Irish legislation which states that pharmacists in Ireland are not authorised to supply unlicensed medicines from a prescription that is written by a registered practitioner practising in another EEA Member State. [39280/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health to report on the engagements his Department has had with scoliosis advocacy groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38642/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health to report on the implementation of the Scoliosis 10-Point Action Plan published in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38643/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all the scoliosis-related surgical procedures carried out for each of the past ten years by Children’s Health Ireland or, previously, the Children’s Hospital Group, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38644/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of all the scoliosis-related surgical procedures carried out on adults for each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38645/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of children, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [38646/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of adults, per county, who are waiting on scoliosis treatment; and if he will provide a breakdown of the time spent on the waiting lists, per county. [38647/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when an investigative report will be published (details supplied) on the use of unauthorised springs in spinal surgeries at Temple Street Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38648/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the timeline for completion of the internal audit review into the allocation of €19 million to Children’s Health Ireland to tackle waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida; the date at which he expects to receive the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38649/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the average waiting time on waiting lists for operations at Children’s Health Ireland for those with spina bifida without scoliosis and those with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the breakdown of the average waiting time on waiting lists for operations for adults with spina bifida without scoliosis and those with scoliosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the Paediatric Spinal Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the paediatric spinal surgery management unit in Children’s Health Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will make available funding streams for HSE core-funded elderly care projects to apply for capital funding for a minivan. [37402/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health when a decision is expected on the prospective reimbursement of a medication (details supplied); if a decision can be expedited given the unmet treatment needs of patients living with dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastuat syndrome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37403/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 9 July 2024, the date on which the visit of the mentioned person to the National Gender Service occurred. [37764/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 9 July 2024, to clarify the nature of the data that was shared with the Cass review, as mentioned in the July 2023 clinical governance committee minutes of the National Gender Service (details supplied). [37765/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2012 of 23 July 2024, to provide a list of all audits initiated by the National Gender Service with its audit question, start date, and end date, in tabular form. [37766/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 254 of 23 May 2024, if he is aware that recent guidance from an organisation (detailed supplied) has led to valid EEA prescriptions being rejected; how this aligns with Directive 2011/24/EU paragraph 36 and Article 11 paragraph 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37767/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 805 of 9 May 2024, to confirm that the requests mentioned in the clinical governance committee minutes of the National Gender Service (details supplied) to provide training to the NHS have been rejected. [37768/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health how the National Gender Service ensures that those it refers for surgery abroad have access to appropriate aftercare when they are back in Ireland. [37769/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health how the subject matter expert colleagues who are assisting the clinical lead for transgender services in reviewing the Cass review were selected. [37770/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that developmental checks are no longer taking place from Old Country Road public health nurses; if he will raise this with the HSE as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34289/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for a status update on the future use of the Dublin 12 Davitt Road HSE site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34718/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for a status update on the primary healthcare centre in Drimnagh. [34719/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update on the efforts his Department is making with the HSE to ensure that developmental checks by the public health nurse resume in Old County Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34720/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the timeline for commencement of HSE recruitment for non-medical staff in the new national children’s hospital in Dublin 8. [35053/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to the work of the HSE Foróige youth health initiative in Balbriggan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35298/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 397 of 2 July 2024, what were the data points captured in the audits which have been performed thus far by the National Gender Service given that outcomes were not audited. [31060/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 2 July 2024, the studies that back the statement by the National Gender Service that the lack of a comprehensive holistic multidisciplinary assessment would be expected to increase the risk of suicide. [31061/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 2 July 2024, if history indicative of an elevated risk of suicide delays access to hormone therapy in the National Gender Service. [31062/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 2 July 2024, if the National Gender Service can detail what it means by gender stability, and what level of stability it expects in a patient who is ready for medical transition. [31063/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 2 July 2024, given that the mentioned report has been criticised by international experts as having "profound misunderstandings of the evidence base" (details supplied), if the National Gender Service believe if it is a sound base for clinical decisions. [31064/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if he will reduce the existing cap of €80 per month for the drug payment scheme in budget 2025. [31259/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31366/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if asthma will be added to the list of long-term illnesses covered by the long-term illness scheme and make persons with asthma eligible for a medical or GP visit card. [31759/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the future use plans for a hospital location (details supplied); and the position regarding right of way access for locals. [33293/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the reason the new National Children’s Hospital is fully lit up at night once construction has ceased for the day; the estimated number of electrical units currently being expended outside the operation of construction; and the cost of same to the State. [29228/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health for details of the national gender service's past and current involvement with the Northern Ireland gender identity service review. [29941/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if the national gender service has accepted the offer to provide training to paediatric clinicians in the UK [29942/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health the patient data of the national gender service that was shared with the Cass review; and the anonymisation that was performed. [29943/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that clinicians with extensive experience have found serious methodological flaws in the Cass review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29944/24]
  • …and 301 more questions on Health
• Education 228 questions

  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if her Department will purchase a property (details supplied), to allow for the future expansion of schools given it has already been zoned Z1, allowing for educational use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41705/24]
  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will allow for additional time for those sitting State exams who have dyslexia and dyscalculia. [41242/24]
  • 2024-10-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if her Department will make necessary upgrades to a school (details supplied) which was approved for the hot meals scheme but deemed unable to participate by her Department due to not having adequate facilities. [40479/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when special education classes will be opened in four Dublin 12 schools (details supplied); and to provide a response on each individual school, in tabular form. [38581/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when the number of special education classes in a school (details supplied) will be expanded beyond its existing one class, given the feeder primary school currently has seven classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38582/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36900/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department that provided physical education as a leaving certificate subject, for each school year since 2018, in tabular form. [34228/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions, aided by her Department, that are affiliated with the Irish Schools’ Athletics Association, the governing body for post-primary schools athletics, in tabular form. [34232/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to identify all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, which have been newly established since 2011 and whose patronage was determined by parental preference in accordance with the patronage process for new schools overseen by the new schools establishment group, providing in each case the school roll number, patronage body and ethos. [34314/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 846 of 23 July 2024 and 424 of 9 April 2024, all second level education institutions aided by her Department located on public land and all second level institutions not included in her responses to those questions for which there is public land allocated for the location of those schools, including sites acquired before 9 April 2024 as well as sites acquired after 9 April 2024, in tabular form. [34465/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, that participated in Basketball Ireland’s post-primary schools league basketball in 2023-2024, in tabular form. [35049/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide details, for all second-level education institutions aided by her Department, showing for each school the quantity (number) and total land area (in hectares) of grass pitches owned, in tabular form. [35050/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the status of an application from a school [details supplied] for the School Photovoltaic Programme and to provide a timeline for the processing of the same. [35054/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update on the timeline in relation to the citizen’s assembly on the future of education; when it will be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31219/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of legal cases taken by her Department or by State agencies or bodies under her Department's aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31360/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of vacancies, broken down by grade, specifying whether they are full-time or part-time, to work with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31607/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education whether the National Council for Special Education is examining the demand for specific special schools and special education places in mainstream schools in Dublin 6, 6W, 8, 10 and 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31609/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 424 of 9 April 2024, to identify all second level education institutions aided by her Department that are located on public land; and to identify all second level institutions not included in her response to that question for which there is public land allocated for the location of those schools. [33260/24]
  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 205 of 2 July 2024, to provide a detailed breakdown of the specific measures being taken to expand capacity in a number of special schools across Dublin; which schools; how capacity is being expanded; the timeframe for delivery on each of these specific measures; the reason for the decision making process which was used to select these measures and the associated schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30073/24]
  • 2024-07-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of staff, broken down by grade, specifying whether they are full time or part-time, that currently work with the National Council for Special Education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30074/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update on the progress of the stage 2b report from a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29848/24]
  • 2024-07-04 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made by her Department to ensure play areas in co-educational settings are catered to allow for girls to play, and not dominated by male counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28676/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to establish a special school to serve the identifiable need across Dublin 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27923/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education her views on the situation whereby several children are due to repeat sixth class due to the lack of secondary school places in special education schools in Dublin 8, 10 and 12; the measures she is taking to tackle this shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27926/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department in which there was no provision of a laboratory technician for the teaching of leaving certificate science subjects, for each year since 2005, in tabular form. [28016/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department in which there was no provision of a laboratory for the teaching of leaving certificate chemistry, for each year since 2005, in tabular form. [28017/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department in which there was no provision of a laboratory for the teaching of leaving certificate physics, for each year since 2005, in tabular form. [28018/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if her Department has completed an assessment of the actual requirement of school places for September 2024 in the Greystones and Kilcoole area in County Wicklow; if a plan has been put in place to address the shortfall and ensure that every child has a local secondary school place for September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28048/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update on the building works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28249/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the status of progress with issues around incremental credit (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26175/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the measures her Department is taking to ensure that special education classes are provided in schools where they currently do not exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26204/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of additional spaces that will be available in special education classes in both primary and secondary schools for the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26205/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education whether schools (details supplied) have applied to create special education classes or for any other additional special education supports, given the demand within the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25350/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide an update in relation to the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in the south Dublin area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23900/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will establish a new secondary school in Dublin 8, given the identified need in surrounding catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23901/24]
  • 2024-05-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the OECD review of the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Programme; the engagements she or her Department have had with the OECD in relation to this; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23078/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown, by county or local authority area, of the number of children waiting for special education school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17337/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a breakdown within the Dublin City Council area for the number of special schools operating in the area and their capacity; the number of special classes operating in the area and their capacity; the number of mainstream schools with special needs assistants, outlining the number assigned to each school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17338/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the measures her Department is taking to increase the provision of special education places throughout schools in the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17339/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the review of contracts for special needs assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17340/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for an update in relation to the Special Needs Assistant Workforce Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17341/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to confirm if her Department is indeed putting an expedited plan for the provision of a new gaelcholáiste or gaelcholáistí in the south Dublin area together currently (details supplied); and when this expedited plan will be completed by her Department. [17437/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if her Department will liaise with the relevant authorities to introduce a school pupil's free travel scheme bus pass, similar to the free travel scheme for adults, recognising that children in rural areas can avail of free travel, but not those in urban areas, and recognising that, if delivered upon, this would be directly meeting one of the objectives in the school transports review. [18091/24]
  • 2024-04-11 D'fhiafraigh Deputy Patrick Costello den Aire Oideachais cathain a bheidh an plean maidir le soláthar gaelcholáiste nó gaelcholáistí nua i gceantar Átha Cliath Theas réidh ag an Roinn Oideachais agus a thagair tú dó nuair a d'fhreagair tú ceist 476 le freagra 428 ar 20 Márta 2024. [15801/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education to provide a list of all second-level education institutions aided by her Department that are located on public land, and a separate list of all second-level institutions aided by her Department that are located on land not in public ownership. [13982/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 276 of 23 January 2024, to list in tabular form the 103 new post-primary schools and 90 newly-established multi-denominational schools referenced, providing school roll numbers for all schools identified. [13983/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education for a timeline for the commencement and completion of works for a school (details supplied) which was granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála in April 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11638/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education when her Department will seek to establish a gaelcholáiste in Dublin 8, given the number of feeder primary schools which have no geographically near Irish medium secondary school to attend; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12522/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a list of all second level education institutions aided by her Department in which instruction in higher mathematics was provided from another school by video link rather than being provided on-site; the roll number of each school receiving instruction by video link and the school sending instruction by video link, for each school year since 2010, in tabular form. [9172/24]
  • 2024-02-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Education the number of children in residential care who are without a school place, in tabular form; and the reason these children are without a school place. [7071/24]
  • …and 178 more questions on Education
• Children 207 questions

  • 2024-10-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how LGBTQI+ funding streams provided by his Department go towards organisations working with and initiatives for the benefit of LGBTQI+ people living in rural areas, and LGBTQI+ older persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43345/24]
  • 2024-10-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when he will publish the next national LGBTQI+ inclusion strategy; what the broad aims of the strategy will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43344/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the pilot programme for supporting parents of children in care. [40199/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on development of the next LGBTQI+ inclusion strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38559/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the funding streams available under his Department to assist with migrant integration; the amount allocated under these funding streams for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38558/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if, when the legislation allowing ill women to defer maternity leave is passed, this will be backdated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38780/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the progress and current work programme of the child law reporting project. [38327/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the pilot for supports for parents whose children are taken into care. [38325/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the rollout of in-house therapeutic services for children in care. [38326/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an increase in funding for youth work organisation capital spending and on-the-ground spending will be included in Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34152/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will support an increase of €15 million funding for youth work sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34658/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s, aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31358/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of Ukrainian accommodation contracts that have been cancelled due to overcharging, compliance concerns and-or use of unregulated second properties, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31897/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update in relation to the 21 actions for CDNT retention and recruitment as part of the HSE’s Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023-2026, Disability Services for Children and Young People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26815/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update in relation to the HSE’s Roadmap for Service Improvement 2023 – 2026 for Disability Services for Children and Young People; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26199/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25526/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of vacant whole-time equivalent posts across the 91 CDNTs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25527/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the CDNT National Report 2023 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23386/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of clients engaged with CDNTs, broken down by area; and the number of such clients who have an individual family support plan. [22535/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the policy basis for individual family support plans; the purpose of them within the services provided to families; the role they play in ensuring supports for individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22536/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the total number of under 18-year-olds in each in Tusla local area; and the number of children in care in each local area. [22537/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with an allocated social worker in each Tusla local area. [22538/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children under 12 in each Tusla local area. [22539/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of children who have aged out of care in each of the past three years, broken down by local area office. [22540/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of young people receiving an aftercare allowance, broken down by Tusla local area. [22541/24]
  • 2024-05-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care on their third placement or more, broken down by local area. [22542/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to reports (details supplied) whereby a child with complex needs was placed in a special emergency arrangement, despite concerns that this setting may exacerbate their self-harming behaviours; the steps being taken by his Department to ensure children with complex needs have a stable, appropriate and regulated placement, particularly in relation to increasing the number of special care placements available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17397/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to statements attributed to Tusla’s acting head of practice assurance reported in the media (details supplied) of “immediate safeguarding concerns” within special emergency arrangements; to respond to Tusla audit reports outlining a “lack of recording of child protection matters” by one provider of these arrangements; the interventions his Department has made to ensure the welfare and protection of these children is upheld; if his Department believes children in these placements should have their own bedroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17398/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to statements attributed to Tusla’s acting head of practice assurance reported in the media (details supplied) that some providers of special emergency arrangements do not have plans in place for when a child goes missing from their accommodation; if his Department will investigate if safeguarding procedures outlined in the Joint Protocol between An Garda Síochána and Tusla and the Children’s First Act 2015 are being adhered to by private providers of special emergency arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17399/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to public health concerns raised by Tusla’s acting head of practice assurance and reported in the media (details supplied) of “high occupancy rates” in special emergency arrangements, reports of bed bugs and scabies infestations in some settings and findings of “obvious health and safety hazards” at one special emergency setting; the plans his Department has taken or intend to take to ensure these health risks are not repeated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17400/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of special care places nationwide; the number of children currently on the special care waiting list; how many special care orders are active for children who are not currently able to access special care; what is the plan to tackle the growing waiting list for special care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10189/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on the proposed national centre for research and remembrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9191/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will ensure that older applicants for the mother and baby institutions payment scheme are prioritised when the scheme opens as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9190/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of the imminent risk of closure of WALK’s residential services due to a shortfall in funding from the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7415/24]
  • 2024-02-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who have been refused admission in 2023 for residential and other types of care, in tabular form; and the reasons they were refused admission . [7073/24]
  • 2024-02-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many children currently in special emergency care provision, such as unregulated hotels, are having their education maintained/are in school. [7079/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 334 of 25 January 2024, if he intends to expand use of section 5 of the Child Care Act 1991 to overcome lack of informed consent which impedes care for a separated child seeking international protection; if his Department is exploring amending provisions related to statutory care orders to give clear policy direction that allows for a separated child seeking international protection to be brought into care in the absence of informed consent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5815/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a list of private residential service providers used by Tusla in 2023. [4746/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of education welfare officers across the State, broken down by local area office, for 2022 and 2023. [4478/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of vacancies for education welfare officers across the State, broken down by local area office. [4479/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children supported by Tusla’s education welfare service in 2022 and 2023, broken down by local area office. [4480/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals to the education welfare service relating to children in care of the state for 2022 and 2023 broken down by local area office. [4481/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how many vacancies in each of the CDNT teams across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3914/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the drafting of amendments to the Health Act 2007 that will transfer the registration and inspection functions for non-statutory children's residential centres from Tusla to HIQA; if the necessary amendments will be included in the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024 or the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024 as a miscellaneous provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3510/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is planning to develop an overarching national strategy on alternative care which would include workforce and placement planning and interagency needs to meet the current and future needs of the care system in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3507/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to establish a National Child Care Act Advisory Committee prior to the passing of the Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024; what preparatory work is ongoing in terms of scoping the issues for the Committee's workplan before it is established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3508/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to update provisions of the Child Care Act 1991 to include clear arrangements for a model of care for separated children seeking international protection; if he believes the overuse of sections 4 and 5 in these cases is sufficient given these children often do not meet the criteria for either on entering care; if he plans to further review the 1991 Act in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3509/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department can help assign a creche place to a person (details supplied) living in Dublin 12. [56958/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cases notified by Tusla to An Garda Síochána under the joint working protocol, broken down by local area office, for 2021, 2022 and 2023. [57391/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of specialist interviewers under the joint working protocol with An Garda Síochána currently available in Tusla, broken down by local area office. [57394/23]
  • …and 157 more questions on Children
• Transport 200 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the average wait time for a driving test in test centres in Dublin, in each of the past three years; and the efforts that are being made to reduce this wait time. [40989/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of service-related fines Go Ahead has received in the past three years, broken down by the relative route/reasoning. [39254/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36902/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if there is an emergency plan for serious incidents occurring on the M50 which entail alternative options other than shutting down the road itself; if consideration has been given to recruit council workers to deal with such scenario in tandem with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33773/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of times in the last five years that the escalator at the entrance of Connolly station has failed to function and the cost of repair call out fees to remedy in each instance, in tabular form. [35051/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of anti-social behaviour complaints/reports submitted to Irish Rail in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35293/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of anti-social behaviour complaints/reports submitted to Bus Éireann in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35294/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of anti-social behaviour complaints/reports submitted to Dublin Bus in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35295/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by State agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport in light of Dublin City Council’s new ‘Delivering for Dublin Agreement’, which contains a commitment to expand the Dublin Bikes network, if his Department will liaise with higher education institutions in the city to identify suitable locations to install stations. [27767/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will ensure that all InterCity services operated by Irish Rail have at least one designated quiet carriage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27693/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the roll-out of additional average speed cameras and the nine new static speed cameras; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23412/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the national safety camera enforcement strategy; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22199/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the estimated timeline for the DART+ southwest project to progress beyond the planning application; and a timeline for the project as a whole. [21331/24]
  • 2024-05-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the money available for the Dart+ south west project to start procurement after the project receives planning permission. [21453/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the legal status for advanced stop lines at traffic lights; the offence that is committed when these lines are breached by motor vehicles. [20246/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to confirm he will implement the ruling of the High Court in respect to the CIÉ 1951 scheme and take steps to ensure that the benefits of the scheme’s active members will be protected and maintained; and that 1951 scheme pensioners will be awarded their long-awaited pension increase without delay. [20379/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to engage with CIÉ to ensure it complies with its legal obligations to appoint CIÉ board-nominated members to the statutory CIÉ 1951 scheme pensions committee, pursuant to rule 12 of the scheme. [20380/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the development of a national strategy for camera-based enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17953/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will liaise with Dublin City Council on funding options for the expansion of the highly successful now Dublin bikes scheme. [14049/24]
  • 2024-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the level of engagement that the Department have had with local authorities regarding new rules which provide for zebra crossings without Belisha beacons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13171/24]
  • 2024-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of the BusConnects project. [13140/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the plans to deal with the provision of increased public transport in Dublin 8, particularly around Kilmainham-Inchicore which suffers from severe traffic congestion and proposed large housing developments which will bring additional demand to the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12464/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric vehicles in Ireland to date in 2024; the number of electric vehicles registered annually over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10492/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of schools enrolled in the safe routes to school in 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of schools waiting to be enrolled; the breakdown of the number of schools enrolled in the programme by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10494/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the level of funding that has been allocated to the safe routes to school programme in 2024; the number of schools that are availing of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10495/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport which local authorities have drawn down funding to establish active travel teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10496/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport which local authorities have active travel teams in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10497/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the 248 new posts for active travel teams in local authorities by county, in tabular form; the number that have been filled to date; the number of vacancies at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the amount each county council has drawn down from its allocated active travel funding in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10499/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the amount of the €290 million allocated to walking and cycling infrastructure in 2023 that has been spent; if he will provide a breakdown of where the funding has been spent to date in each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10500/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for a breakdown of the €290 million assigned to walking and cycling that has been allocated to each county council; if he will provide information on the amount of funding that has been spent to date in 2023 by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the total cost arising from the reduced 20% public transport fares to the public and the reduced 50% public transport to students and young people under 24 years of age nationwide; if he is considering making the reduction permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10502/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport when the new 82 bus route is scheduled to be in place. [8824/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 68 and 69 of 7 February 2024, in what quarter of 2024 there will be an agreement on the sharing of collision data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6584/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed update in relation to the implementation of the actions across the seven safe system priority intervention areas outlined in Phase 1 Action Plan: 2021-2024 of the Road Safety Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6585/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the Road Safety Authority to release road safety collision data for the Crumlin Road area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5134/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to clarify whether the Road Safety Authority is able to release local area-specific collision data, as it has previously been stated that the RSA cannot provide this data due to GDPR concerns, but an alternative view has also been expressed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5135/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport to address the gaps in bus service emerging in the Chapelizod area of Dublin. [4429/24]
  • 2024-01-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct the NTA to ensure the Dublin Bus route 74 will serve Crumlin village or, in lieu of this, to expedite the proposed 82 route. [4420/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will direct the RSA to implement a cancellation list in all of its driving testing centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3759/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 301 of 17 January 2024 (details supplied), if the plan referenced includes keeping regular non-rapid charging points which many batteries on older model EVs are not equipped for. [4048/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the TFI and Dublin Bus to ensure that all literature, both hard copy and electronic, classifies child leap cards as covering the age range of 5-18, in line with the UN Convention on the rights of the child which define a child as being aged 18 and below (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3607/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport his views on the recent toll road increases and the specific effect it has on areas such as Inchicore, Chapelizod and the Phoenix Park with cars using those areas to avoid toll roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56565/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the actions being taken by his Department to reduce waiting times for driving tests in the Dublin area; the current waiting times, by test centre in Dublin; his Department’s target wait time for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1338/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport when the NTA will receive its 2024 funding allocation; and the reason for the delay to date.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1346/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if the eSPSV grant is due to reopen for applications in 2024; and if so, if the eligibility requirements will remain the same as in the 2023 round of the scheme. [1361/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if his Department and the DAA have liaised in relation to the safety and quality control procedures of Boeing aircraft following recent incidents with their 737 Max plane; if either have liaised with the US regulatory body (FAA) in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport if he will liaise with the NTA in relation to recent route changes that have left elderly residents (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1722/24]
  • …and 150 more questions on Transport
• Housing 194 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to address coastal change management; how the working group is comprised; if the group has met; when the coastal change management strategy will be completed and implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44276/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the enforcement mechanisms available to local authorities in instances where a landlord does not carry out necessary maintenance works in a HAP property; particularly in circumstances where the nature of the maintenance is potentially harmful to the tenant such as broken water supply, broken heating system, broken access windows or doors, severe mould issues and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42234/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the rights a HAP tenant has when a landlord does carry out necessary maintenance work; who is responsible for the enforcement of these rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42235/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of HAP properties that have been removed from the system in each year since the HAP system was introduced due to breaches in the minimum standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42236/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of inspections carried out each month by the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority since it was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42237/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of prosecutions taken against landlords for breaches of the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2019 since they were enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42238/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the legislative timeline for the introduction of the Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41992/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the operation of the interim remediation scheme for apartments and duplexes with fire safety, structural safety and water ingress defects; the number of applications that have been submitted; the number of applications that have been validated; the number of applications that have been rejected; the length of time on average it takes the Housing Agency to process an application upon its receipt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41993/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes, if a small apartment building (details supplied) will be eligible to receive a reimbursement for fire safety remediation works already carried out either under the interim scheme or the upcoming Apartment and Duplex Defects Remediation Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39799/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that The National Parks and Wildlife Service, Invasives Ireland, the National Biodiversity Data Centre and the report of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss all classify cherry laurel as a high-impact invasive species, and Coillte has identified it as a significant threat to biodiversity, if he will commit to formally recognise and regulate it as invasive in the near future [37269/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage why, despite the European Union (Invasive Alien Species) Regulations 2024 having strengthened Ireland’s provisions on invasive species, Article 50 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011 remains unenacted, given the importance of this article for addressing invasive species at a national level; if he will provide a detailed explanation for the Government's decision not to enact it, and how the 2024 regulations fill this gap. [37270/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the context of delaying the enactment of Article 50 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, whether he has considered the European Union's long-standing practice of allowing trade restrictions and derogations to protect biodiversity; and if this has been factored into the recent updates to the invasive species regulations. [37271/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given that cherry laurel is not currently listed as an invasive species under the 2024 regulations, whether he has applied the precautionary principle, as required under European Union law, when making this decision; if not, to explain the rationale for not using this principle, especially in light of cherry laurel's widely recognised impact on native habitats. [37272/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36901/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed response outlining the schedule of meetings and proposed work of the Housing and Justice interdepartmental group to consider further regulatory measures for owner management companies in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34746/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the use of cherry laurel in Ireland; if it should be recognised as an invasive species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35156/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will implement Article 50 of the Habitats Directive. [35157/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the research in relation to lowering the voting age to 16 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35303/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the proposed debate on the Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (Right to Vote at 16) Bill 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35304/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if legislation will be amended in respect to the RTB whereby if the landlord has a letting agent, that agent is not subject to the RTB, and is not obliged to identify the landlord they are acting on behalf of; thus meaning tenants are unable to secure their legal tenancy rights. [35540/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by State agencies or bodies under his Department's aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31367/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the case will be examined for extending the croí cónaithe scheme work completion deadline, beyond the current 13 months, given the demand and lack of capacity within the construction sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31547/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the croí cónaithe scheme review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31548/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the average processing times for croí cónaithe scheme applications, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31549/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the vacant homes action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31550/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he is taking to strengthen and reform the powers available to local authorities to tackle the housing crisis at local levels, for example, expanding the use of compulsory purchase orders, strengthening the ability to pursue non-payment of fines or levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32271/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the review of the Derelict Sites Act 1990, launched in November 2021; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32272/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the actions his Department is taking to work with local authorities in collecting the derelict sites levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32273/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will issue a circular to all local authorities requesting that they initiate a much-stronger use of compulsory purchase orders on vacant and derelict sites, noting the large disparity between various local authorities in using compulsory purchase orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32274/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to social housing build projects developed directly by local authorities or approved housing bodies (AHBs) on local authority or AHB-owned lands, using public works forms of contract, in tabular format. [29367/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the most recent basic unit costs circulated to local authorities, which specifically relate to the purchase of residential properties under the tenant in situ scheme, in tabular format. [29368/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the work of the interdepartmental group to consider what further regulatory measures may be required for OMCs in the context of the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible apartments and duplexes and the proposed statutory remediation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29842/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to support facilitation of fair, efficient and effective management of owners' management companies, noting that the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 falls under the remit of the Department of Justice but much of its operation relates to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29843/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current levels of staffing in the Residential Tenancies Board; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29862/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will liaise with a trust (details supplied) in relation to refurbishments taking place to ensure tenants are provided with accommodation with double glazed windows as a minimum standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27694/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of houses or apartments that have been purchased by the Housing Agency under the cost rental tenant in-situ scheme, broken down by month, since the scheme began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26599/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to protect heritage sites from damage, particularly damage with malicious intent such as theft or arson; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26600/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the unpaid vacant site levies due to each local authority over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26617/24]
  • 2024-06-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage where an end-of-terrace property is derelict but the water mains pipework on the derelict site is damaged and affecting the water supply for a row of terrace properties, what the appropriate avenue is for maintenance to be carried out, given Uisce Éireann has no jurisdiction over pipework on private property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of full and part-time staff, broken down by grade, working in the Residential Tenancies Board for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23777/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of whole-time equivalent Residential Tenancies Board minimum rental standards inspectors, per local authority, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23778/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if local authorities will publish the specific address of political candidates; the actions his Department have taken to clarify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23956/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if extra resourcing will be provided to local authorities to allow for the hiring of additional dog wardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23387/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider creating a centralised funding mechanism for the dog warden service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23392/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what additional steps he has taken in relation to the recommendations of the ‘Respiratory Health Among Residents of Oliver Bond House’ report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23397/24]
  • 2024-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide further clarification on the scope, timeline and who is responsible for the development of a national policy on rightsizing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22201/24]
  • 2024-05-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of the national coastal change management strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21114/24]
  • 2024-04-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will publish the Mulcahy report into planning irregularities in Donegal. [19284/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps his Department is taking to ensure older people who wish to downsize or right-size are able to do so; the assistance provided in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17317/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a referendum on a directly elected mayor for Dublin will take place on the same day as the 2024 local elections. [14575/24]
  • …and 144 more questions on Housing
• Foreign 156 questions

  • 2024-10-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide an update on the passport application of a person (details supplied). [41066/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to the ‘Ireland House’ model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38307/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their grade currently, employed within Irish Aid, highlighting if they are employed on a part- or full-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38308/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their grade currently, employed within his Department, highlighting if they are employed on a part- or full-time basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38309/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacancies, including the grade, within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38310/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their grade currently, within his Department that are not currently working within his Department due to being seconded to a different Department, EU institution or organisation, or if they are on parental/maternity leave, career break or long-term sick leave, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38311/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown of the Irish embassies which are considered ‘hardship postings’, highlighting either the points allocation or the level of assigned hardship, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38312/24]
  • 2024-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the system of tax-free allowances paid to civil servants assigned to Irish missions abroad; the way in which they are calculated; the annual cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38313/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31364/24]
  • 2024-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will personally raise the issue of Casement Park in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state to ensure the funding needed is committed and the project completed in time to host the upcoming European soccer championships as proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30601/24]
  • 2024-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will personally raise the issue of legacy issues in his first meeting with the new British prime minister and Northern Ireland secretary of state, specifically to ensure that the Labour Party commitment to revoke the previous amnesty under Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act is repealed, and explicitly to push for the establishment of the independent commission on information retrieval agreement by both governments and the parties in the North under the Stormont House Agreement. [30602/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he will take at both national and European level to ensure peace and justice for Armenia; if he will seek to increase the EU observer mission in the region; if he will seek accountability for Azerbaijan for its crime of ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27495/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will work with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications to continue the tradition of working against nuclear proliferation and use the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency general conference to address the issue of Israeli nuclear weapons, which given Israel's history of aggression, are as much a threat to the peace and stability of the region as the Iranian nuclear programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27522/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the next recruitment intake of Third Secretaries will take place; the number of roles likely to be recruited for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24827/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a list of all agreements, treaties and conventions Ireland has with Morocco, both bilateral and as a member of the European Union. [24973/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for a breakdown of international development assistance funding provided to each country in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25162/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the 2023 Irish Aid Climate and Environmental Finance Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25163/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs when the 2023 Irish Aid Annual Report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25164/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the commitment to providing at least €225 million per year in climate finance to developing countries by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25165/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to reach the 0.7% of gross national income for overseas development assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23950/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on international engagements carried out by the Minister for International Development and the Diaspora carried out since the start of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23952/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on his Department's engagements and general relations between Ireland and Georgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23953/24]
  • 2024-05-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on the proposed air dropping of aid in Gaza. [20749/24]
  • 2024-05-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide a timeline for the recognition of Palestine. [20748/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts his Department are making to ensure the ICJ meet to assess the accountability of Israel in relation to the preliminary ruling issued in the South African case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14800/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if in line with the recent report of Operation Kenova in Northern Ireland, he will advocate for a national day of commemoration on 21 June, for all of those who lost their lives during the Troubles on the islands of Ireland and Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12458/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position on the Egyptian authorities charging Gazans thousands of dollars to gain entry to their state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13129/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what actions Irish diplomatic representatives in Morocco have taken to support the United Nations process and support efforts to bring about a definitive and mutually acceptable political settlement with regard to Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8882/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will upgrade the diplomatic status of Western Sahara and, if he will establish an Irish diplomatic presence in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will establish an embassy in Algeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8928/24]
  • 2024-02-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the efforts made to ensure that Irish passport cards are compatible with e-gates in other European and EEA states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5775/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Ireland's position in relation to military operations conducted by the Pakistani state in Balochistan and the alleged human rights abuses being carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3642/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to outline the specific areas in which Ireland could enact sanctions unilaterally on other countries or individuals, without breaching European Union agreements or legal frameworks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4068/24]
  • 2024-01-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to Ireland pushing for the EU to impose a travel ban and asset freeze on violent settlers; the reason for the difference between settlers, violent or non-violent, given that Dáil Éireann recognises Israeli settlements as the "de facto annexation" of Palestinian land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4069/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs given the latest repeated rejection by the Israeli government of Palestinian statehood and the statement by Prime Minister Netanyahu that all territory west of the Jordan River would be under Israeli control, and if the minister will recognise now that state of Palestine. [3226/24]
  • 2023-12-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for the Government's policy on the use of foreign-bestowed, non-elected titles, such as 'Sir' and 'Dame'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55481/23]
  • 2023-12-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Constitution, how many Irish citizens have applied for permission to receive a title from a foreign state, in tabular form, since the constitution came into being, broken down by year; whether such an application was accepted or not; and the state that proposed to grant the title. [54042/23]
  • 2023-12-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs what penalties, if any, exist for those who are in breach of Article 40.2.2 of the Constitution and accept foreign titles without Irish Government permission. [54043/23]
  • 2023-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if Ireland is compliant with the European Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 in relation to checks on US military at Shannon Airport on goods destined for Israel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50301/23]
  • 2023-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department is carrying out checks at Shannon Airport on US military vehicles which are stopping off enroute to Israel and other jurisdictions; if so, the number that have taken place in the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50300/23]
  • 2023-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will consider instructing Ireland's Permanent Representative to the UN to call for an Emergency UN General Assembly under the Uniting for Peace Resolution, as the UN Security Council has failed to adequately act as required to maintain international security and peace in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50316/23]
  • 2023-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to bring forward the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 to Third Stage in Dáil Éireann, given the ongoing crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and his party’s previous support for the Bill (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50367/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the current Irish Aid provided to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs work in Palestine; how this aid is used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48035/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update in relation to Ireland’s role and actions in the ongoing crisis in Gaza; the engagements he has had with other EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs in relation to this crisis; what further steps he believes the EU should take in relation to alleviating the ongoing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48037/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on any interactions he has had with EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi in relation to EU-Palestinian aid payments; and if he believes the Commissioner position to be tenable given recent events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48038/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the statements made and actions taken by the Israeli Embassy and its staff in recent days; if he believes that these statements and actions are appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48041/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if, given the statement by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, outlining that the ICC has jurisdiction over possible war crimes carried out in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel (details supplied), if he will push for the ICC to open an investigation into potential war crimes in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48052/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will engage with the International Court of Justice to provide Ireland's opinion on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories in February 2024; what this opinion will entail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48053/23]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the way his Department applies the whole-of-Government approach regarding Ireland's policy on differentiation between Israel and the illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land; the practical steps his Department takes in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44620/23]
  • …and 106 more questions on Foreign
• Defence 106 questions

  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he will implement the Defence Forces working time agreement and make improvements to the post-2013 pension arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel for whom the Defence Forces are currently providing single living accommodation, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41999/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of single living accommodation units in possession of the Defence Forces which are vacant, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42000/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of married quarters accommodation units still in possession of the Defence Forces; the number of those that are occupied or vacant, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42001/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 202 to 204 of 11 September 2023, if the Defence Forces assessment of the vacant housing stock has been completed; if so, when will this be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42002/24]
  • 2024-10-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 202 to 204 of 11 September 2023, if his Department has recently engaged with any local authorities or housing bodies in relation to the potential transfer of any vacant housing units within the Defence Forces portfolio; and if so, if he will provide details of same. [42003/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will implement the working time directive in respect to the Defence Forces; if he will improve the post-2013 pension arrangements; if he will enhance supports for instructors to drive recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40200/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36905/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the replacement of the Government's Learjet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35319/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the current operational status of all military vehicles owned by the Naval Service and Air Corps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35320/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the 130 recommendations arising from the Defence Forces high-level action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35322/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a full list of capital works projects valued at over €1 million commenced by the Defence Forces in each of the past ten years, in tabular form, including the completion, or anticipated completion date of each capital project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a full list of the value of equipment purchased and procured for the Defence Forces for each of the past five years, by country of origin, of goods and services, and their value, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35324/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the progress of the Defence Forces equipment development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35325/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the progress of the Defence Forces built infrastructure programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35326/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the timeframe in which it is intended to procure a new multi-role vessel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35327/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by State agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31359/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people who have joined the military medicine training scheme in each of the past ten years; the number that qualified in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28533/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people who have left the military medicine training scheme early in each of the past ten years; the amount they paid to leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28534/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of court cases in which the Defence Forces were a party in each of the past ten years; the length of time the cases have taken to be resolved; and if his Department has a policy of delaying cases as a legal strategy. [28535/24]
  • 2024-07-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of court cases in which his Department was a party in each of the past ten years; the length of time the cases have taken to be resolved; and if his Department has a policy of delaying cases as a legal strategy. [28536/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the implementation of the Defence Forces Independent Review Group (IRG) recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28228/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces members who were recruited despite with criminal convictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28227/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of individuals dismissed from the Defences Forces owing to court sentences received by them, over the past ten years. [27818/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the value of all contracts for goods or services purchased by the Defence Forces from Israel and Israeli-based firms over the past two years; to provide the tendering notice publication number for the relevant tender competitions; the steps that were taken to ensure for Israeli companies that at all steps in the supply chain were not outside of the green line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26618/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of personnel for whom the Defence Forces currently provide accommodation, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26619/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of all Irish Naval Service vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26620/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the current number of serving Defence Forces personnel and ongoing recruitment campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26621/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to projects (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26622/24]
  • 2024-05-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on defence-related engagements carried out by the Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence carried out since the start of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23951/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 653 of 18 January 2023, if an update will be provided. [17311/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update in relation to the strategic defence review and provide a timeline on the publication of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18008/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether his Department or the Naval Service plans to conduct a security assessment on the potential of an attack on any proposed floating storage and regasification unit, during both its construction phase and after project completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16271/24]
  • 2024-04-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in light of the news that former members of the Defence Forces, operating as a company (details supplied) are training private militias, what actions are being taken by his Department to prevent such a situation reoccurring in future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15715/24]
  • 2024-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Ireland plans to recommit personnel to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) mission. [13141/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of individuals in the last five years who have purchased their way out of the Defence Forces, in tabular form; the cost of this by individual, presented in bands of €5,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11202/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of individuals in the past five years who have purchased their way out of the Defence Forces, by rank, in tabular form. [11205/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of individuals in the past five years who began training with the Defences Forces but left prior to completing it, and the amount paid by them, in bands of €5,000. [11206/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the rationale, timeline of meetings and decisions in the lead up to and current withdrawal plan for the Irish Defence Forces contingent of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11335/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the withdrawal plan for the Irish Defence Forces contingent of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force given the increasing tension and potential for conflict in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11336/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the Reserve Defence Force recruitment competition; the number of recruitment liaison officers currently working on the reserve recruitment competition; the Reserve Defence Force's role in the future plans for the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11337/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to clarify whether personnel leaving the Permanent Defence Force are able to join the Reserve Defence Force while retaining the rank they previously held in the Permanent Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11338/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to comment on the medical resources currently assigned to the Reserve Defence Force and the issues highlighted in the past with a lack of resourcing resulting in slow progression of applications; what measure he will take to ensure efficient progression of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11339/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the work undertaken by the Office of Reserve Affairs to strengthen the Reserve Defence Force; the number of staff currently working in the Office of Reserve Affairs; the number of vacancies currently within the Office of Reserve Affairs; to clarify whether the Office of Reserve Affairs will only be staffed by current and former Defence Forces personnel or also civilian staff; the timeline on the delivery of the Office of Reserve Affairs regeneration plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11340/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will consider changing the application for former Defence Forces members to join First Line Reserve and extending the window of opportunity in which former members could apply rather than only being asked during their retirement process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11341/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason he believes the number of former officers who were members of the Defence Forces First Line Reserve dropped sharply since 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11342/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the plans to assign representatives of the Defence Forces to Irish embassies around the world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11343/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of personnel and their rank assigned to the Defence Forces Medical Corps annually over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11344/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of vacancies and, at what rank, there were in the Defence Forces Medical Corps annually over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11345/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the number of applications made to join either the general service or cadet ranks of the Army, Naval Service or Air Corps in 2023 and up to the present date in 2024; how many of these applicants were invited to take part in training; how many of these trainees completed their training; the rank at which they were commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11346/24]
  • …and 56 more questions on Defence
• Environment 86 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the revaluation of deferred benefits for An Post pensions will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/24]
  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the revaluation of deferred benefits for An Post pensioners will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45103/24]
  • 2024-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 30 and 32 of 1 October 2024, what supports are in place for residents who are struggling to pay for their heating bills under a district heating scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42153/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason residential apartments (details supplied) are being charged a commercial rate for gas heating supplied by a district heating systems; if there is a legislative basis for this practise; if the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will investigate this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38632/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined in the District Heating Steering Group report of July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38633/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the heat and built environment taskforce is investigating the reason residential apartment blocks availing of a gas-based district heating system are being charged commercial supply rates rather than residential supply rates; if not, whether his Department is taking any measures in relation to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38634/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will ensure that Bord Na Móna pays its yearly dividends to shareholders in one lot and not over a space of four years, as is currently proposed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38938/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31362/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will advocate to increase Ireland’s climate finance and loss and damage funding to the agreed ‘fair share’ of €500 million per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32368/24]
  • 2024-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government charges that private waste collection companies are charged on an annual basis, from 2016 to date in 2024, broken down by relevant metric, in tabular form (details supplied). [30526/24]
  • 2024-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on private waste collection companies increasing their charges in light of the establishment of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30527/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current levels of staffing in the Commission for Communications Regulation; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29868/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current levels of staffing in the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29869/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will conduct an audit of all sites owned/rented by Government Departments for a feasibility study on installing deposit return machines on sites which sell applicable units on site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27901/24]
  • 2024-05-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of the revised national adaptation framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21114/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has received correspondence dated 29 April 2024 in respect of the Gearagh; and if he can respond to the points raised. [20388/24]
  • 2024-05-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the business practice among electricity suppliers to prevent customers from moving back to a flat-rate tariff if they have opted in-to a smart tariff; if this practice has been examined by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19539/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of the amount of funding drawn down by each local authority from the anti-litter and anti-graffiti awareness grant scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13133/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the eligibility rules will be published for the home energy upgrade loan scheme, and the expected timeline from submitting the application to drawing down the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of dedicated funding that will be provided to each local authority to monitor and enforce the smoky coal ban and any future solid fuel regulations as part of the clean air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10503/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the forthcoming Clean Air Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10504/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the maximum fine administered for breaches under the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10505/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the level of enforcement notices and prosecutions reported by local authorities in each of the years 2019 to 2023, and to date in 2024, under the updated Solid Fuel Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10506/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the updated average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10509/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted, and heat pumps installed to date as part of the national retrofitting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of the public consultation on disposable vaping devices; the timeline for the proposed ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution or free offer of disposable vaping devices under the Waste Management Act, 1996, Section 28(4)(i); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10512/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 22 November 2023, if he can provide an update on new legislation to strengthen the enforcement powers of local authorities to support increased compliance with the air quality regulations, particularly given recent reports that the regulations are being flouted in some towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10514/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the timeline for publication of a public consultation on the National Adaptation Framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5001/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fines issued for dog-fouling in each local authority area in the past ten years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4686/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to tackle the scourge of dog fouling across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4689/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the energy credit scheme to address the gap where those who are not on social welfare and who have moved into a previously vacant house have not been able to get the energy credit due to the property being designated low usage. [3345/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he will direct the Commission for Communications Regulation to review the use of inflation-linked mid-contract price rises by phone and broadband companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2767/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how persons can get access to their personal data usage having installed a smart meter without signing up to a smart meter plan. [56961/23]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the legislation for the energy credit under Budget 2023 to include the removal of the exclusion of ‘low usage’ homes in cases whereby new tenants/owners move into a previously vacant unit. [57332/23]
  • 2023-12-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role and function of a company (details supplied), a consortium of producers operating within the Republic of Ireland; what relationship it has with his Department; what duties it has been sanctioned by his Department; and what are its responsibilities in relation to the Single Use Plastics Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54656/23]
  • 2023-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the plans of his Department to ensure the protection of freshwater supplies given the appearance of algal blooms on Blessington Lake (Poulaphouca Reservoir) and the recent environmental disaster in Lough Neagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50412/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the development of a National Adaptation Framework; the timeline for completion and publication of the Framework; whether it will incorporate just transition and environmental justice principles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47435/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a timeline on the publication of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43750/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can clarify who is responsible for waste management in apartment complexes; the minimum requirements for apartment complex waste management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37827/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to the payment of pension increases due to postal workers since January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38157/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36146/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Energy Charter Treaty was discussed at the meeting with EU Energy Ministers in Valladolid on 11 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36147/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update in relation to Ireland’s withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36148/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make a grant available for the installation of batteries as part of a residential solar panel system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27609/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider increasing the maximum grant available for the installation of residential solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27610/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider increasing the Clean Export Premium (CEP) feed-in tariff rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27612/23]
  • 2023-05-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will move to ban hard styrofoam p6 plastic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25733/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures his Department is taking to encourage landlords to avail of the national home energy retrofit programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22646/23]
  • 2023-04-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fines issued for dog-fouling in each local authority area in the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20085/23]
  • 2023-04-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fines issued for littering in each local authority area in the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20086/23]
  • …and 36 more questions on Environment
• Finance 70 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance in circumstances where individuals live on a designated flood plain, such as near the Camac, but which has never flooded, the options available to them where there is only one insurance company willing to insure them and the monopoly results in annual price increases. [44146/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of Israeli national bonds held by the Central Bank of Ireland; the total value and the yearly breakdown (both purchased in that year and total owned in number of bonds and euro value) for the past ten years, in tabular form. [38637/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if, given the drop in EV car sales and the requirement of carbon reduction under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, he will in Budget 2025 reinstate the benefit-in-kind exemption on EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38799/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if the rent a room scheme allows for the renting of rooms to immediate family members. [38958/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31363/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce the VAT rate on tickets-door admission to dance events (currently operated under the special exemption order system) from 23% to 0%;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29642/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29870/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29871/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the current levels of staffing in Tax Appeals Commission; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29872/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department and the Revenue Commissioners take to ensure that the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation between Ireland and Morocco does not allow claims from within the territory in Western Sahara, currently occupied by Morrocco, and which under European Union law is not considered part of Morrocco and must not be included in agreements with Morocco. [26021/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of each of the recommendations outlined in the 2022 Commission on Taxation and Welfare Report: Foundations for the Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25166/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for his view on the potential to introduce a windfall tax on Irish banks given their increasing profit margin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25167/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will outline any approaches or negotiations engaged in by Ireland with other EU Member States to waive the exemption on aviation fuel tax for intra-community flights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11532/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications under the cycle-to-work scheme in 2023 and to date in 2024; if he will provide a breakdown between the number of bicycles, pedelecs, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10486/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance his views on expanding the reach of the bike-to-work scheme beyond PAYE workers to everyone, including employers, sole traders, students, jobseekers, disabled, unpaid home-work and the retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the amount of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions levy in 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; the revenue raised each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10488/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the current nitrogen dioxide levy was doubled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10489/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if the current nitrogen dioxide levy was applied to both categories A and B vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10490/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the carbon tax was doubled and the 2030 levy target was doubled to €200 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10491/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if, given the ongoing housing crisis and the precarious nature of many renting arrangements, renters in non-registered tenancies can access the renter’s credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57329/23]
  • 2023-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will guarantee that the future Ireland fund and the infrastructure, climate and nature fund will not invest in the fossil fuels or the arms industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50362/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance for an update in relation to insurance measures which are available to residents living in flood risk areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45228/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance when a decision will be made on implementation of the recommendations of the final report of the NDIS transport working group's review of the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme. [43923/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will broaden the scope of qualifiers for the primary medical certificate to include mental health issues, ADHD and autism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42211/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance when the EU's 'Right to be Forgotten' clause for cancer survivors as applied consumer credit will be placed on a legislative setting in the State. [41117/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance what actions he has taken to prevent discrimination by financial institutions in providing mortgage protection to individuals who have had previous illnesses, such as cancer; what options such individuals have to seek mortgage protection and a mortgage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 430 of 11 September 2023, if he will consider extending the application of a reduced VAT rate to non-alcoholic beverages, regardless of the setting of sale (licensed premise, restaurant, supermarket or other retailer); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40200/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the reason that alcohol-free beverages cost the same as their alcoholic counterparts given that no excise duty applies; if he will take appropriate steps to ensure that there is a price differential to encourage more persons to switch to alcohol-free drinks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37399/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will reduce alcohol-free beverages VAT rate from 23% to 13.5% which is in line with the rate charged to other non-alcoholic beverages in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37401/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of workers in the State who pay taxes at the 40% tax bracket level. [37697/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of the ongoing refusal of Irish banks to pass on ECB interest rates to Irish customers, he will establish a State savings system (separate to the existing bonds) which matches the variable ECB interest rates. [38372/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance given the rent-a-room scheme promotes a mechanism of tax relief, the measures the Government will introduce to ensure that such relief is only made available to homeowners who act in good faith when promoting a vacancy and attracting tenants. [38797/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if his Department is conducting any performance review for the rent-a-room relief scheme to outline the effectiveness of the scheme, issues arising from its implementation and exploring whether there is any benefit from the scheme to the wider issue of student accommodation. [38818/23]
  • 2023-07-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the financial measures that are in place for older working people unable to secure a standard bank mortgage due to their age but unable to afford private renting once they retire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33033/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the efforts being made by his Department to alleviate the cost of mortgage increases, in light of recent ECB interest rate increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30586/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will raise the tax exemption on income up to €200 per year received by domestic micro-generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will instruct local authorities to delist light industrial manufacturing sites (details supplied) from the residential zoned land tax in a similar way to farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28058/23]
  • 2023-05-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if, in light of recent bank frailty evident internationally and the failure of deposit insurance schemes developed pre-digital banking, he will provide the value of uninsured deposits above the €100,000 threshold of the deposit guarantee scheme nationally, broken down by institution and the number of individual depositors whose deposits above the threshold are exposed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23302/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the legal basis under which the hypothecation of the betting tax for the Horse and Greyhound Fund, as is stated in Section 12 (4) of the Horse and Greyhound Act 2001, was ended in 2009 (details supplied). [22717/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the report by the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on agriculture and the solar industry recommends that his Department conduct an appraisal as to the performance of the 50% limit on total land area used for the installation of solar panels limit with regard to CAT relief; if such a process has been undertaken; if so, the outcome; the reasoning behind the outcome of that process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16348/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications under the cycle-to-work scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023; if he will provide a breakdown between the number of bicycles, pedelecs, e-bikes, and e-cargo bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14058/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance his views on expanding the reach of the bike-to-work scheme to beyond PAYE to everyone employers, sole-traders, students, jobseekers, disabled, unpaid home-work and the retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14059/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the amount of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions, NOx, levy in 2021, 2022, and to date in 2023; the revenue raised each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14066/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the current nitrogen dioxide, NOx, levy was doubled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14067/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised annually if the current nitrogen dioxide, NOx, levy was applied to both categories A and B vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14068/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised if the carbon tax was doubled and the 2030 levy target was doubled to €200 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14078/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance the training provided to revenue inspectors in relation to human trafficking. [14361/23]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance his views on the current rate of taxation on exchange-traded funds and capital gains tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10105/23]
  • 2023-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the rental tax credit to PHD students who are paying for rent from their educational stipend which is untaxed (details supplied). [5039/23]
  • 2023-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Finance if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the VAT level placed on the industry; and if he plans to proceed with the increase in VAT due in February 2023 on the sector. [4914/23]
  • …and 20 more questions on Finance
• Social 67 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the supports that are in place for recently retired people who were Civil Service and public sector employees recruited prior to 6 April 1995; if she is considering changing the rules to allow this cohort apply for the living alone allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44023/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details relating to the provision of the free school meals programme currently operating in DEIS secondary schools; the number of schools that are currently providing this; the number that have expressed an interest in being included; her plans to include these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37274/24]
  • 2024-09-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37516/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by her Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36906/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider backdating eligible claims for jobseeker’s benefit, once the jobseeker’s pay-related benefit programme for individuals who presently find themselves losing out twice due to the timing of commencement and implementation of it systems required for the new system; if such backdating can take place from 15 July when the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2024 was signed into law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34044/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of legal cases taken by her Department or by State agencies or bodies under her Department's aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31371/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the current levels of staffing in the Social Welfare Appeals Office; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29865/24]
  • 2024-06-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 11 June 2024, for an update on the implementation of recommendation 6A of the 2018 Review of the Gender Recognition Act 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26400/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection what plans there are to enable those who hold a gender recognition certificate to update their name on their child's birth certificate, in order that presenting their child's birth certificate does not disclose the parent's transgender status. [24850/24]
  • 2024-06-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection what plans there are to allow Irish citizens born abroad who are not eligible to be listed in the foreign birth register to be granted a gender recognition certificate. [24851/24]
  • 2024-03-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10513/24]
  • 2024-02-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department is aware of suspension of the deaf community from the social inclusion fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8033/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the minimum income threshold for working people in receipt of disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5031/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the minimum income threshold for people in receipt of disability allowance if their spouse, civil partner or cohabitant works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5032/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether it is appropriate that persons in receipt of disability allowance can lose their allowance as a result of marriage or cohabitation, thus increasing their reliance on their partner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5033/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider allowing persons in receipt of disability allowance to not take into account the cost of their monthly rent when doing disability allowance means test assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5034/24]
  • 2024-01-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will liaise with the relevant authorities to introduce a school pupils free travel scheme bus pass, similar to the free travel scheme for adults, recognising that children in rural areas can avail of free travel, but not those in urban areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3608/24]
  • 2023-12-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on talks between her Department regarding the disparity in pay between Tús and CE supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53967/23]
  • 2023-11-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for the one-parent family payment; the number of applications rejected; the number of families receiving the payment, broken down per month, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51359/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the maximum hours those in receipt of carer's allowance are allowed to work each week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37865/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider increasing the maximum weekly income allowances for the means test in relation to carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37866/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that the auto-enrolled pension scheme will be prohibited from investing in fossil fuels or the arms industry, as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36141/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the implementation of the recommendations for the auto-enrolled pension scheme as outlined in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Social Protection report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36142/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the timeline for the creation of the central processing authority being established to manage the auto-enrolled pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36143/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that a minimum percentage of the funds from the auto-enrolled pension scheme should be invested in Irish renewable energy developments in order to ensure Ireland’s climate action obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36144/23]
  • 2023-07-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports that are in place for older working people who do not own their own home, are above social housing assistance limits but will be unable to afford private renting once they retire; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33032/23]
  • 2023-07-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the differentiated rates of jobseeker’s allowance for under 25s and consider bringing these in line with the standard rate of €220 a week; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32731/23]
  • 2023-07-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will guarantee that the auto-enrolled pension scheme will not invest in fossil fuels or the arms industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32930/23]
  • 2023-07-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if a minimum percentage of the funds of the auto-enrolled pension scheme will be invested in Irish renewable energy developments in order to work toward our climate action obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32931/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the operational guidelines of jobseeker's allowance relating to the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, as amended, to remove the payment differential for those aged between 18 and 24 years and those above the age of 24 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21121/23]
  • 2023-04-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the operational guidelines of Jobseeker's allowance relating to allow all those under 25 years to access the full payment rate of €220 if they are living independently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16502/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of refusals for the fuel allowance over the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14063/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare inspectors who have been provided with training in relation to human trafficking. [14362/23]
  • 2023-02-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider extending access to child benefit payments to asylum seekers and those in direct provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9486/23]
  • 2023-02-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the actual cost of carer’s allowance for 2022, broken down by month, specifying full rate and half rate, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5354/23]
  • 2023-02-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the potential of removing the means tested income threshold for full-time carers, despite increasing the disregard limits in June 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5351/23]
  • 2023-02-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for carer's allowance and the number of accepted applications in 2022, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5353/23]
  • 2022-12-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions that are being taken by her Department in relation to pension and employment rights of self-employed contractors at RTÉ given the ongoing WRC action against the public broadcaster; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59973/22]
  • 2022-11-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers employed by Intreo offices in Dublin South-Central over the past three years. [59628/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the Social Welfare Bill 2022 to increase core rates to a minimum of €8, the QCI for children over 12 years by €10, and for children under 12 years by €5. [55034/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the living-alone allowance to one-parent families in receipt of the fuel allowance. [55035/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide ongoing monitoring of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on lone parents, with a commitment to provide targeted support in future cost-of-living measures. [55038/22]
  • 2022-11-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will publish the child maintenance review group report without further delay. [55039/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will engage with unions in relation to redundancy packages for staff affected by the recent tendering process for employment services ensuring that they are fair and higher than standard statutory redundancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40458/22]
  • 2022-07-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update on her Department’s consideration of proposals regarding extending free travel eligibility for people with epilepsy who are unable to drive as a result of their condition; if these proposals will be considered in the context of the upcoming budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37240/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the actions that her Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14012/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will examine the system in which persons in receipt of carers allowance are unable to avail of enhanced illness benefit whilst out of work with Covid-19 yet out-of-work persons can claim the pandemic unemployment payment whilst also claiming carer’s allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63261/21]
  • 2021-10-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the proposed privatisation of local employment services. [47684/21]
  • 2021-10-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will assess the income eligibility criteria for fuel allowance to only apply to the applicant’s income as opposed to other adults' resident in the property whose income is not necessarily pooled with the applicant for the purpose of general expenditure and as such has no impact on their ability to meet heating costs. [47855/21]
  • 2021-10-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will amend the eligibility criteria that bar persons in receipt of illness benefit from receiving the fuel allowance and the bonus week payment at Christmas. [48311/21]
  • …and 17 more questions on Social
• Public Expenditure 58 questions

  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will publish the Office of Public Works-commissioned report from September 2018 to investigate solutions to the issues of gull control at the Jamestown Road site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39792/24]
  • 2024-10-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the issue of enduring cuts to criminal fees, which is impacting on the criminal justice system. [39255/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on potential actions he will take to deal with the large amount of birds on the OPW Jamestown Road workshop site, which is negatively impacting on nearby residents; the timeline for the installation of the four additional hawk kites that have been procured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39026/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide a list of all OPW-owned property which is currently vacant, derelict or disused, the current status, location and last use purpose and date of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34192/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of times in the past five years the elevator in Kilmainham Gaol has ceased to function and the cost of call out maintenance fees in each instance, in tabular form.. [35052/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on the slow processing times of the Public Appointments Service (PAS); if there are any plans to improve the processing times of the PAS; how many staff are currently assigned, broken down by grade, to the PAS, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31217/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31369/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current levels of staffing in the Office of the Information Commissioner; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29863/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current levels of staffing in the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29864/24]
  • 2024-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform in light of Dublin City Council’s new ‘Delivering for Dublin Agreement’ which contains a commitment to expand the Dublin Bikes network, if his department will consider expansion of the scheme to the interior of Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27766/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of English and Manx heritage card users who accessed OPW sites per year from 2014 to date; and the estimated revenue they would have generated for the OPW based on the average income per person, in tabular form. [26842/24]
  • 2024-06-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the details of the arrangement whereby English and Manx heritage cards get free access to OPW sites; the amount received by the OPW; and the reason no reciprocal deal exists for OPW heritage card holders in the UK. [26843/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 23 April 2024, if he will provide an update. [25987/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 29 February 2024, to provide an update. [25988/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23378/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 20 September 2023. [23379/24]
  • 2024-05-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether he is aware that An Garda Síochána are using the ambiguity in law of the speed limits in the Phoenix Park as a reason not to prosecute reports of other traffic offences such as dangerous driving and overtaking on a continuous white line in the park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the works being carried out at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; and the timeline for completion and its opening as a visitor site. [17835/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the efforts his Department is making to liaise with An Garda Síochána regarding policing of road speed within the Phoenix Park. [17834/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will erect an additional plaque in Kilmainham Gaol regarding the Civil War executions that took place there in order to acknowledge Leo Dowling and Terrance Brady, who, it has been recently established, were executed there but are not recognised on the existing memorial (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17304/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on the OPW Jamestown Road workshop; the current and future utilisation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will provide an update on potential actions he will take to deal with the large amount of birds on OPW Jamestown Road workshop site, which is negatively impacting on nearby residents; if he will consider erecting some tethered hawk kites to deter birds from the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16184/24]
  • 2024-02-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the work being carried out by the OPW in relation to research of burials in Kilmainham Gaol with a view to enabling the future exhumation of these persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/24]
  • 2024-01-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason why Kilmainham Gaol has moved from a seven to five day a week opening hours; when this last took place (excluding closures for national holidays and pandemic related reasons); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3157/24]
  • 2024-01-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the number of tour guides who formerly worked in Kilmainham Gaol, on both seasonal and permanent contracts, who are now working in other OPW heritage sites. [3158/24]
  • 2024-01-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform given the recruitment issues for guiding staff in heritage sites, as evidenced by multiple seasonal calls in 2023, if his Department will move to a model which ensures that the majority of guiding staff, that is those below head guide/supervisor levels are employed on a full time basis in sites which are open year round such as Kilmainham Gaol. [3159/24]
  • 2024-01-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform given the recent announcement that exhumations are to take place in Mountjoy Prison to recover the remains of executed prisoners buried on site, if his Department will commence a similar scheme of exhumations to take place at Kilmainham Gaol. [1687/24]
  • 2023-12-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of the statues of the Earl of Carlisle and Field Marshall Gough which formally resided in the Phoenix Park until being damaged in the 1950s; if the OPW retain ownership of them; and if plans are in place for their future use in a cultural institution. [55502/23]
  • 2023-12-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he will ensure that pension parity continues between existing and retired members of An Garda Síochána after the expiration of the ‘building momentum’ pay deal [54892/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update on the proposed bridge across the River Liffey at the War Memorial Gardens; the timeline for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49372/23]
  • 2023-11-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide a status update on the works taking place at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; the expected duration or the works; to provide a timeline for the opening of the site to general public-access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49373/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the reason TVE staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas or Government Departments are not eligible for maternity leave. [43665/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a timeline for the implementation of the Strategic Framework Plan for Dublin Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42615/23]
  • 2023-09-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the estimated number of deer in the Phoenix Park annually from 2010 to date and the number culled by the OPW for each year, in tabular form. [41836/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions being taken by his Department to make Dame Lane more aesthetically pleasing and welcoming in relation to the Dublin Castle-owned property and walls. [41403/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the actions being taken to reduce the hostile architecture on Castle Street and Ship Street to make it more welcoming and safe, namely by reducing the height of the tall surrounding walls (details supplied). [41404/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the plans and current use for buildings on Ship Street Great, which currently have smashed windows and appear derelict. [41405/23]
  • 2023-09-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 20 September 2023, if he will outline a timeline for submission of planning mission; and the total allocated funding to the project. [41491/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to detail the efforts made to reintroduce the native red squirrel to the Phoenix Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39692/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will install pedestrian crossings, zebra or otherwise in the Phoenix Park, specifically at various points along Chesterfield Avenue, allowing for the safe passage of people north to south and vice-versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39695/23]
  • 2023-09-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if his Department will make efforts to amend the Islandbridge turnstile access point to the Phoenix Park, specifically to improve the steps which are in a bad state of disrepair and to enhance bicycle access through the entrance. [39699/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the implementation of the recommendations outlined by the Review of Ireland's Statutory Framework for Ethics in Public Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37455/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the measures he is taking to “strengthen the Standards in Public Office Commission”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37456/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the timeline on the introduction of the general scheme for legislative reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37457/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform his views on whether the Standards in Public Office Commission should be given powers to initiate investigations without the need for an official complaint to be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37460/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for a breakdown of the number of secretariat staff provided, on either a full-time or part-time basis, to each of the different programme areas under the Office of the Ombudsman in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37461/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the average time it takes for a recruitment process by the Commission for Public Service Appointments to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 213 of 20 October 2022, if he will provide an update as An Garda Síochána remains unable to enforce the 30 kph speed limit introduced in February 2022 and is also unable to prosecute drivers for 'crossing the continuous white line' on Chesterfield Avenue to overtake cars, because the line was installed by OPW and not a council; and if he will ensure the correct legislation in place so An Garda Síochána is able to prosecute such traffic offences. [39083/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge; if funding has been assigned to the project; if so, the amount; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33521/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of the proposed renovation of the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; if funding has been assigned to the project; if so, the amount; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33522/23]
  • …and 8 more questions on Public Expenditure
• Agriculture 57 questions

  • 2024-11-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds registered as 'deceased' in the Irish Coursing Club's stud book for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, with a breakdown by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44885/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds registered as 'deceased' in the lrish Coursing Club's stud book for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, with a breakdown by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39637/24]
  • 2024-10-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of non-coursing greyhounds registered as 'deceased' on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s traceability system for each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date, with a breakdown by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39638/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36904/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31357/24]
  • 2024-04-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that there is a significant difference in the assertion contained in a report commissioned by Greyhound Racing Ireland and published in 2021 (details supplied) and the assertion contained in a reply to a Parliamentary Question provided to the Minister by Greyhound Racing Ireland in relation to the importance of the greyhound industry as a provider of employment in this country; if he agrees that the claim contained in the industry-commissioned report in this respect is one of several examples of inaccurate and misleading information contained in that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16678/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in what areas of the country is the greyhound racing industry one of the few meaningful sources of employment, as claimed in an industry-commissioned report published in 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12199/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded/confirmed dates of fireblight erwinia amylovora infections detections by his Department to date, per county; the steps his Department is taking to contain the spread of any further infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12826/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 14 February 2024, if he will acknowledge that the fox hunting codes of practice he referred to do nothing to eliminate the cruelty inherent in the blood sport. [8749/24]
  • 2024-02-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce legislation to ban fox, hare and mink hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6777/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021 and 2022, respectively with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland, in tabular form [2193/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2194/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2195/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2196/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2197/24]
  • 2024-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2198/24]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that non-coursing greyhounds are being routinely raced at greyhound tracks around the country without the owner and trainer being named, in direct contravention of the rules of Rásaiocht Con Éireann; if he is aware that this is being done to allow trainers who are subject to an exclusion order to race, contrary to the rules of Rásaiocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44601/23]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people employed full-time and part-time, respectively, by Rásaiocht Con Éireann, broken down by job title, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44602/23]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason responsibility for horse and greyhound racing was transferred from the Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation to his Department 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44603/23]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the former CEO of Rásaiocht Con Éireann (details supplied) resigned voluntarily from this position; if not, if their tenure as CEO was terminated by RCE; the terms or conditions were attached to their departure; if a severance package was paid to the individual in question; and if so, the amount; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44604/23]
  • 2023-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if non-coursing greyhound births are recorded contemporaneously on RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44605/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all non-coursing greyhounds presented to race on Rásaíocht Con Éireann-licensed tracks must be registered on the RCÉTS; if this includes dogs registered to owners normally resident outside the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42171/23]
  • 2023-10-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the greyhound track attendance figures for Shelbourne Park for the semi-finals and the final of the 2023 Derby, with a breakdown of the figures into paid and complimentary entry and entry by adults, children, greyhound owners and trainers, bookmakers, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42172/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what economic measures, other than the Jim Power report (2021), he employed when deciding on the level of funding to be given to the Irish greyhound racing industry from the Exchequer in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30416/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish Coursing Club has received any reports in the past five years of non-coursing greyhounds presented for microchipping or earmarking being older than the specified age of 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30417/23]
  • 2023-06-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he shares the concerns of many people that non-coursing greyhounds are being microchipped or earmarked at a much later age than that of the specified age of 12 weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30418/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28148/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the importation of products containing pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28149/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the responsibility for the horse and greyhound fund transferred from the Department of Sport to the Department of Agriculture in 2010. [22714/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the responsibility for the horse and greyhound fund transferred from the Department of Sport to the Department of Agriculture in 2010. [22715/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal basis under which the hypothecation of the betting tax for the horse and greyhound fund, as is stated in section 12(4) of the Horse and Greyhound Act 2001, was ended in 2009 (details supplied). [22716/23]
  • 2023-05-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money the State provided to the horse and greyhound fund in 2022; the basis for determining this total; and the key performance indicators or otherwise that the horse and greyhound industries must meet to justify their annual funding totals. [22718/23]
  • 2023-04-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the expenditure on the Food Dudes programme since it commenced in 2009, broken down annually in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20069/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department plans to respond to the six recommendations, 120 to 125, in the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss that relate to forestry, woodlands and hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17870/23]
  • 2023-04-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department plans to respond to the 17 recommendations, 74 to 90, in the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss that relate to agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17869/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural inspectorate staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; to what level this training is provided; if this training is provided on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/23]
  • 2023-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on work towards achieving the SDG targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11427/23]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions that his Department will take in relation to the iNAP2 plan, to ensure that cross-discipline research is enabled. [53905/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is utilising the research data generated from Irish research in relation to the iNAP2 plan to date; and if his Department has analysed it or requested any communication with the scientists in order to ensure that the research is translated into policy. [53908/22]
  • 2022-10-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the Government provides sufficient research support in relation to understanding antimicrobial resistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51004/22]
  • 2022-03-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that his Department will take to protect the Irish market from an increase in market prices for timber (details supplied), which, if left unprotected, will further exacerbate the housing crisis. [16461/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [13998/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of horse fairs and sales inspected by departmental officials in 2021. [8135/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the prosecutions and or fines issued arising from inspections by his Department of horse fairs and sales in 2021. [8136/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of officials designated to the inspection of premises in which animals are kept. [8137/22]
  • 2022-02-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections that were carried out on premises in which animals are kept in 2021. [8138/22]
  • 2022-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the requirements that are in place for inspectors from his Department to be in attendance at horse markets; and the paperwork checks that are required for the sale of horses at such markets. [4563/22]
  • 2021-05-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been completed by his Department to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to fully explore the potential for growing fibre crops such as hemp considering whether these crops have a viable market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23075/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department made in relation to reports of the importation of bees here from Italy (details supplied) to ensure that such importation does not result in the parallel importation of the small hive beetle which is prevalent in Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/21]
  • 2021-04-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that has been taken by his Department to ensure that imported European strains will not interbreed with native bees affecting the unique biodiversity of Irish bees as was witnessed previously with the varroa mite given that Ireland has the purest remaining population of black bees in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/21]
  • …and 7 more questions on Agriculture
• Enterprise 57 questions

  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of military export licences, by country, for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35321/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31361/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current levels of staffing in Labour Court; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29873/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current levels of staffing in Workplace Relations Commission; the current number of vacant positions; and the total target workforce. [29874/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of the Court of Justice of the European Union ruling C-184/20, his plans to amend sections 149 and 151 of the Companies Act 2014 in order that transgender company directors no longer have to publicly disclose their transgender status, due to current legislation requiring they publicly disclose their former names (details supplied). [29945/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions being taken by the Companies Registration Office and the Corporate Enforcement Authority in relation to the owners’ management companies and ensuring that they are adhering to the necessary rules and regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17321/24]
  • 2024-04-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of active employment permits in the State (details supplied), broken down by type of permit, i.e. Critical, General, Other and SOC Code (4 digit). [14223/24]
  • 2024-02-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of companies in Ireland that currently have dual-use export licences, in tabular form; the export value of each company for 2022 and 2023; the details of the products they are producing; and if he can guarantee that none of these components and weapons are being used for the purpose of the taking of human life, either directly or enabling that process. [8923/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 7 February 2024, how many applications for a general employment permit for a mechanic role have been submitted in 2023 and 2024; how many have been awarded in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6583/24]
  • 2024-02-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will include mechanics on the critical skills given the urgent need to help expedite the roll-out of BusConnects. [5425/24]
  • 2023-12-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what conditions must be met under section 39 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000 for civil proceedings to be instituted by him on behalf of an employee for the recovery of an amount owed to an employee under section 24 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53726/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the overall trade in goods or services exchanged between Ireland and Israel and Israeli-based firms over the last five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48043/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way his Department applies the whole-of-government approach regarding Ireland's policy on differentiation between Israel and the illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land; the practical steps his Department takes in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48044/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has consulted with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission around the issue of the de facto monopoly Ticketmaster/Live Nation have on the online ticket sales market and measures he is introducing to ensure fair competition in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37809/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made by the Companies Registration Office in implementing the Commission Implementing Regulation 2023/138 including which documents will be freely available, and what the current timeline for full implementation is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38546/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will provide funding for NGOs (details supplied) which deal with migrants needing help with visa-related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35919/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Employment Regulation Order in relation to the minimum rate of pay for security workers and the High Court injunction currently taking place. [30590/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will amend the current Workplace Relations Act 2015 that changes the way cases under the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 are heard and dealt with. [30593/23]
  • 2023-06-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many applicants and how many permits were granted of the 1,500 critical skills employment permits introduced on 16 December 2022 for the role of bus and coach drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28969/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the age-related rates of the minimum wage; his views on whether this is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27322/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will add general labourers to the critical skills visa list, given the labour shortage and ongoing housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20443/23]
  • 2023-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of National Employment Rights Authority inspectors who have been given training in human trafficking. [14363/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the Workplace Relations Commission inspection staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking indicators; to what level this training is provided; if this training is provided on an ongoing basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/23]
  • 2022-11-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of negotiations in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; if he plans to ensure, as part of the Directive, that companies and financial institutions, including asset managers and institutional investors, will be held responsible for violations of human rights and environmental standards along their entire value chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58696/22]
  • 2022-11-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will expand the visa eligibility criteria to non-EU nationals to fill hospitality and tourism vacancies, given the shortage in staff for the sector. [57533/22]
  • 2022-10-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has a court hearing date for the Security Industry Employment Regulation Order High Court injunction. [53628/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action that his Department is taking to ensure that the security industry employment regulation order in relation to the minimum rate of pay for security workers will proceed despite a High Court injunction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53445/22]
  • 2022-10-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the decision-making process in the lead up to the signature of the security industry employment regulation order; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53446/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action his Department is taking to ensure the employment regulation order in relation to the minimum rate of pay for security workers will go ahead despite a High Court injunction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43385/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason that payment is capped at 70% and €110 per day in relation to the Sick Leave Bill 2022; the reason that a doctor’s note is required for one day under the Bill given that the cost of attending a general practitioner would negate the actual payment eligible for low paid workers under the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40405/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with European Union to ensure that the European Union-Morocco Association Agreement does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33560/22]
  • 2022-06-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that have been taken by his Department in line with the Court of Justice of the European Union decisions to ensure that the European Union agreement with Morocco on additional liberalisation of trade in agricultural and fish products does not cover territory in occupied Western Sahara. [33561/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to reducing late filing penalties and-or the introduction of a discretion for the application of penalties by the Companies Registration Office in cases in which an error such as a failed filing fee payment results in a late return as these penalties and requirement for full audited accounts place a significant burden on micro-SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/22]
  • 2022-05-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 162 of 25 January 2022, when legislation will be forthcoming to give the Workplace Relations Commission jurisdiction to hear complaints of breaches of the Working Time at Sea Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25100/22]
  • 2022-05-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of referrals that were made to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation process in the past four years; and the outcome in each case. [25302/22]
  • 2022-05-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will seek the extension of the derogation originally introduced during the pandemic allowing AGMs/EGMs of Owner Management Companies (OMCs) to be held online given the increased requirements for ongoing meetings of Owner Management Companies (OMCs) to facilitate higher levels of engagements between directors and owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22458/22]
  • 2022-04-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports that are available for small business owners to offset the costs arising from the new February bank holiday, be they loss of income from closure of business or the payment of double time wages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18968/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the transposition of EU Directive 2020/1828; the presumptive timetable his Department is working towards for the transposition of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17587/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the next national plan on business and human rights will be published given the last one expired in 2020. [18100/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a national plan on business and human rights which considers whether there is a need for greater emphasis on mandatory due diligence. [18101/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total value of dual-use exports to Israel and Palestine for the period of 2017 to date. [13883/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment he actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Oireachtas Joint Committee report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community issued in November 2021. [14002/22]
  • 2022-03-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the progress made to date with regard to the decision of the IDA to appoint a business development consultant in Israel; if his Department has monitored the IDA's implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as well as the human rights due diligence guidance published by the Minister for Foreign Affairs; if his attention has been drawn to the recent Amnesty report that concludes that Israeli officials have committed the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people; if there have been discussions with Israeli officials concerning the appointment of a business development consultant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10931/22]
  • 2022-03-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the overall value of goods imported into Ireland from Israel for the past five years; the value of imports from the Palestinian Territory in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10932/22]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the assessment criteria in relation to site inspections referenced on page 10 of the 2020 Report under the Control of Exports Act 2008; the extra security provisions for virtual inspections; the number of total inspections that took place; the number of inspections passed and failed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63429/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the referrals to the Revenue Commissioners on page 10 of the 2020 Report under the Control of Exports Act 2008 by producer, country of destination; the rejection rate of these referrals; and the breakdown of the reasons for rejection. [63430/21]
  • 2022-01-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the projected timeline for the completion of the review of terms and conditions for categories of export licences begun by his Department in 2020. [63431/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of dual-use export licences, by country, for each of the past five years. [62126/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of military export licences, by country, for each of the past five years. [62127/21]
  • 2021-10-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the completion of the latest critical skills and ineligible occupation lists. [48497/21]
  • …and 7 more questions on Enterprise
• Further and Higher Education 50 questions

  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by his Department; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed, in tabular form. [36903/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department is taking to improve the provision and availability of student rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35299/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department is taking to improve the provision and availability of student rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35300/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the work of the Prison Education Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31226/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of legal cases taken by his Department or by State agencies bodies under his Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31365/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on Trinity College’s policy (details supplied) which prevents any external tour guides from using the campus and/or Book of Kells for guiding purposes. [17314/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on Trinity College’s policy (details supplied) which prevents any external tour guides from using the campus and/or Book of Kells for guiding purposes. [17315/24]
  • 2024-04-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grants or scholarships available to Irish students studying for masters degrees in UK institutions. [17591/24]
  • 2024-04-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will ensure that higher education institutions are sufficiently resourced to be able to provide free on-campus sanitary products to their students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16948/24]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on negotiations between his Department and unions on the issue of adult education tutors and their ability to access public service contracts and increments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47937/23]
  • 2023-10-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations arising from the National Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43967/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures his Department has put in place to address the student accommodation crisis; and if he will provide a roadmap for dealing with the crisis. [38799/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether PhD researchers classified as non-EU will be provided with updated residency visas with a four-year duration, similar to the hosting agreement scheme used for attracting non-EU research talent. [30522/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a recommendation will be made that PhD researchers have access to PRSI. [30523/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a recommendation will be made on mandating that PhD researchers have access to sick leave and/or parental leave. [30524/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a recommendation will be made for PhD researchers to have access to the Workplace Relations Commission in order to resolve disputes with their university. [30525/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a recommendation will be made on establishing minimum standards for the provision of funding for PhD researchers in Ireland, including minimum standards of pay, such as the national minimum wage. [30526/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether a recommendation will be made on the matter of employee status for PhD researchers. [30527/23]
  • 2023-06-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if universities will be able to avail of Government plans to provide solar photovoltaic panels as part of the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27581/23]
  • 2023-05-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science about his policy in relation to internal transfers within the City of Dublin Education and Training Board, specifically in relation to (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/23]
  • 2023-02-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the implementation of the new national fund for the protection of enrolled learners as per the Qualification and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Act 2019; the way and the moneys and resources that have been allocated for the establishment of the fund; the steps that have been taken to mitigate potential impact on the Exchequer from exposure to financial risk through the establishment of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8928/23]
  • 2023-02-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 1 February 2023, if he will undertake to provide rental supports for PHD students who are excluded from tax credit scheme (details supplied). [6482/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide an update on the plans to standardise the access and eligibility criteria across ETB YouthReach and Community Training centre YouthReach programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1764/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the operational guidelines working group reported on the review of the operational guidelines applying to CTCs, specialist training provision and local training initiatives to the ETB FET directors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1765/23]
  • 2022-10-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the supports that his Department provides for research for new antibiotics; his views on whether this is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51005/22]
  • 2022-10-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide additional funding per registered PhD student to each university to allow them to pay an increased stipend, bringing their income in line with the €28,000 paid to individuals on the PhD Innovate for Ireland programme. [51670/22]
  • 2022-10-04 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will extend the €1,000 rebate for undergraduate students to those studying at masters and postgraduate level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48199/22]
  • 2022-10-04 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the Budget 2023 announcement of a €500 stipend increase to PhD students under Science Foundation Ireland and the Irish Research Council funding will be extended to include all PHD students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48347/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the recently announced new minimum annual stipend rate for PhD students of €28,000 will be expanded to include current PhD students given that currently they will be paid less for their work that students who newly enter the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46640/22]
  • 2022-09-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science further to Parliamentary Question No. 1310 of 8 September 2022, if community training centres will be given the opportunity to input into the Operational Guidelines Working Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reasoning for the difference between the referral process for applicants to YouthReach and CTCs; the reason that there is a requirement to be in receipt of social welfare to access the latter but not the former; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42809/22]
  • 2022-06-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has read the recent report by an organisation (details supplied) comparing the education systems North and South; and if his Department will take any actions on foot of same. [28635/22]
  • 2022-04-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if clarity will be provided regarding the role of guidance counselling in colleges of further education in the context of the establishment of a national policy group for lifelong guidance (details supplied). [19733/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if a status update will be provided on the Next National Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18585/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the budget that is available to the Next National Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-2027 to support postgraduate researchers; and the way it is being allocated. [18586/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the allocation of the Next National Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-202 budget that is available to support gender equality for postgraduate researchers. [18587/22]
  • 2022-04-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if the funding from Next National Research and Innovation Strategy 2021-2027 will directly impact postgraduate researchers. [18588/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when the new national access plan for higher education 2022-26 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18253/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will include care leavers as a priority cohort in the next National Access Plan for Higher Education 2022-2026. [18254/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14006/22]
  • 2022-03-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss workers' rights for PHD students studying in Ireland to bring them in line with countries such as Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. [12783/22]
  • 2021-11-30 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the anticipated timeline for the stakeholder meetings taking place for the national access plan for 2022-2026. [58327/21]
  • 2021-10-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline for the publication of the next national access plan; if there are plans to incorporate the introduction of a designated staff member for care leavers in higher education into the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51394/21]
  • 2021-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the timeline of the formulation of the national access plan for 2022-2026. [49411/21]
  • 2021-07-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will provide a list of Irish and Israeli Government agencies, research institutes, institutions of higher education and or third-level colleges and industrial sectors and or companies that his Department has engaged with in the past three years in relation to Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding for a Framework of Co-operation between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of Ireland in the field of Industrial Scientific Research and Technological Development (details supplied). [40864/21]
  • 2021-07-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the steps his Department will take to ensure the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding for a Framework of Co-operation between the Government of the State of Israel and the Government of Ireland in the field of Industrial Scientific Research and Technological Development is line with European law in relation to differentiation between Israel and the illegal settlements and territories that have been illegally occupied and annexed by the state of Israel (details supplied).. [40866/21]
  • 2021-05-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the status of the Programme for Government commitment to promote biodiversity initiatives across primary, post-primary and third-level sectors and ensure that schools, colleges and universities across the country play an active role in providing areas to promote biodiversity. [26952/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37925/20]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of research centres funded by Science Foundation Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and the 2021 budget allocation for same. [34964/20]
  • 2020-11-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the capital works projects currently ongoing at both Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin that are being part funded or fully funded by his Department; the cost of each project; and the completion date for each project in tabular form. [34965/20]
• Public 49 questions

  • 2023-01-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the review of ethics legislation consultation; when the review of the ethics legislation report from 2022 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2789/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of secretariat staff provided to the Standards in Public Office Commission by the Office of the Ombudsman in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2790/23]
  • 2023-01-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding provided to the Standards in Public Office Commission in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2791/23]
  • 2023-01-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will arrange for the unveiling of a memorial in Kilmainham Gaol to persons (details supplied). [1902/23]
  • 2022-11-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that the Public Appointments Service continues to advertise posts that include a requirement that the applicant must be a non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or Swiss citizen and have a stamp 4 visa, given that there is a requirement under law not to discriminate on the civil status ground, and that many non-EEA citizens can be resident in Ireland for many years in relationships with EEA citizens and on a stamp 4 and do not intend to marry and that Section 36(1) and (2) of the Employment Equality Act 1998 only permits restrictions from employment in the civil and public service on the grounds of residence, citizenship or proficiency in the Irish language and makes no mention of civil status being an allowable discriminatory ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57267/22]
  • 2022-10-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consent to amendments of the Phoenix Park bye laws by the Commissioners of the Office of Public Works in respect to allowing for the enforcement of the 30 km per hour speed limit in the park. [52530/22]
  • 2022-10-12 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will gift vacant unused Garda stations to the relevant local authorities for the purpose of public housing given the unprecedented housing crisis that exists. [50399/22]
  • 2022-10-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will make a decision on the recommendations made in a report (details supplied) on the pay and conditions of secretarial assistants in the Houses of the Oireachtas. [48933/22]
  • 2022-10-04 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on measures the Office of Public Works has made in collaboration with An Garda Síochána to enforce the 30 km/h speed limit in the Phoenix Park. [48290/22]
  • 2022-09-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the pursuit training which park rangers receive and if he will confirm that the pursuit observed on North Road on 26 March 2022 of a car by a park ranger in an OPW pick-up truck was conducted by a suitably qualified individual and was in compliance with all necessary protocols and relevant legislation. [46854/22]
  • 2022-09-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 5 April 2022, the status of a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will install public water dispensers in the War Memorial Gardens, the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the Phoenix Park, recognising the great public benefit they will bring along with a correspondent reduction in plastic consumption. [42070/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason that Kilmainham gate in the War Memorial Gardens, Inchicore is locked at night while the Islandbridge and Ballyfermot gates are open 24-7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42415/22]
  • 2022-07-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 13 January 2021, when the requested information which has been repeatedly sought regarding reports of investigation of complaints against management of Kilmainham Gaol will be provided. [40212/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 31 March 2022, if the OPW will commit to the installation of traffic signs (details supplied) on both sides of the road at the terminal ends of the limit; and if an undertaking will be given to introduce upright repeaters soon after entry to the park and on roads currently without repeaters for example, on Wellington Road. [28167/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 232 of 31 March 2022, if he will share the analyses of the surface mounted counters; if he will provide the data from counters not in proximity to junctions, speed bumps or other traffic calming measures and similar which would influence the speed results (details supplied); and if he will provide a comprehensive analysis of the available data to show the impact of the 30 km per hour limit from 28 February to date, by location and direction of travel including but not limited to, the mean, mode and fastest speeds for motor vehicles and the change in traffic volumes by mode. [28168/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, when the incomplete and additional remediation works that he outlined will be finished; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the filtered permeability on Military Road does not have signage to prohibit motorcyclists and would benefit from their addition. [28171/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, if repeaters will be deployed on roads currently without repeaters given that speeding is experienced by cyclists and pedestrians on such roads (details supplied). [28172/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 31 March 2022, the discussion his Department had between the OPW, Dublin City Council and Fingal County Council relating to the change of speed limit in Phoenix Park and the implication for them to erect appropriate speed limit signs (details supplied) at the terminal ends of the 30 km per hour limit; and the agreement that was made between the relevant councils and the OPW given that drivers exiting Phoenix Park have no indication of the cessation of the 30 km per hour limit and the commencement of a new speed limit. [28173/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the by-laws (details supplied) on the Phoenix Park website will be revised to include the correct speed limit of 30 km per hour rather than the former 50 km per hour limit. [28174/22]
  • 2022-05-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the corrective action that is planned to ensure adherence to the 30 km per hour limit in Phoenix Park given that it was introduced more than two months ago and the incidence of motorists travelling at or below the limit is low. [28175/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the proposed walking and cycling bridge across the River Liffey from the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge; if funding has been assigned to the project; if so, the amount; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17974/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the proposed renovation of the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park; if funding has been assigned to the project; if so, the amount; the proposed timeline for works to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17975/22]
  • 2022-03-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an update will be provided on the implementation of the works introduced on 28 February 2022 as part of the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Report; and the steps that have been taken to ensure motorists adhere to the new 30km/h speed limit in view of the fact that users feedback low compliance with the speed limit. [17135/22]
  • 2022-03-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the data that the surface mounted counters reveal about traffic volumes and speeds in the first month since the introduction of the new 30km/h speed limit in the Phoenix Park in tabular form. [17136/22]
  • 2022-03-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the 30km/h speed limit introduced in the Phoenix Park is enforceable and mandatory or if it is advisory given there are no regulatory signs on entering the Park. [17137/22]
  • 2022-03-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the commitment that An Garda Síochána has provided to the OPW regarding enforcement of the new 30km/h speed limit in the Phoenix Park. [17138/22]
  • 2022-03-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the works relating to the implementation of the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options Report will be completed (details supplied). [17139/22]
  • 2022-03-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Revenue Commissioners will be instructed to increase the standard mileage allowance for HSE staff to account for the rising price of petrol and diesel. [15243/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14010/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an update will be provided on the implementation of the recommendations and next steps from the Phoenix Park Transport and Mobility Options report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2554/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans that exist for the expansion of opening hours of the grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and the War Memorial Gardens to bring them in line with the nearby Phoenix Park OPW site. [2488/22]
  • 2021-11-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of plans to cut trees in the War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57363/21]
  • 2021-11-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the official policy of his Department regarding the acceptance of requests by civil service workers who wish to remain working from home to prevent exposed health risks entailed by the return to the office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54265/21]
  • 2021-10-06 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff employed in the OPW with training or experience in universal design. [48494/21]
  • 2021-06-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of meetings that have been scheduled by a union (details supplied) with his Department since January 2020 in relation to secretarial assistant pay; and the number of meetings that have taken place. [34463/21]
  • 2021-06-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine the matter of pay for public defender barristers who currently due to cuts from 2008 to 2011, are paid in line with rates set in 2002 whilst State solicitors who work on the same cases are paid at rate fixed as a result of pay restoration in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32878/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if secretarial assistants are currently employed by the Houses of the Oireachtas; the number that have applied for incremental credit; the number of total years of past experience that have been disregarded under the policy of disregarding three years per application; the estimated cost to add the disregarded years to credit for the pay scale both in arrears to the start of the current Oireachtas term; and the increase in the weekly wage bill. [30979/21]
  • 2021-06-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will extend the opening of the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin 8 from 6:30pm for the summer season. [31130/21]
  • 2021-03-31 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the estimated completion date of the construction works on the Lady Justice arch in Dublin Castle; the percentage of work that has been completed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16511/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider an extension of opening hours for the Iveagh Gardens in summer 2021 in view of the continued restrictions impacting the availability of activities for citizens elsewhere. [12825/21]
  • 2021-03-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the commitment in action 45 of the National Migrant Integration Strategy to aim to have 1% of the Civil Service workforce from ethnic minorities; the arrangements his Department has put in place to identify the number of civil servants from ethnic minorities; the measures put in place to meet this target; the current proportion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of tour guides and information officers that have been employed at Kilmainham Gaol since 2000 on an annual basis in tabular form with a distinction made between seasonal, part-time and full-time employees. [1177/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of complaints the Office of Public Works received from staff, past and present, relating to members of management, head guides level and above at Kilmainham Gaol; the outcome of each case; the measures taken on foot of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1178/21]
  • 2021-01-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the departure of a person (details supplied) from their position of employment in Kilmainham Gaol ; the details of an investigation arising from same; the actions taken on foot of this in terms of on-site measures and any legal criminal action taken against the person; and if the particulars of the case are subject to a FOI request. [1179/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37916/20]
  • 2020-09-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the provisions being made to facilitate the remote working policy in State bodies as set out in the Programme for Government. [24755/20]
  • 2020-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all sites under the remit of the Office of Public Works have admission fees and the capacity to accept bookings online. [22763/20]
  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when works on phases 2C, D and E of the River Dodder flood defence scheme will be completed; the estimated cost of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12010/20]
• Tourism 39 questions

  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of legal cases taken by her Department, or by agencies or bodies under her Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31373/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions taken to support, strengthen and diversify the night-time economy since 27 June 2020; the priorities for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29640/24]
  • 2024-07-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on the work of the night-time economy taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29641/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to provide an update in relation to the short-term tourist letting Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26215/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to detail what core funding has been allocated to support sporting organisations, national governing bodies of sport and local sports partnerships through Sport Ireland for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16937/24]
  • 2024-04-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the recommendations of the recently published review of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund; the reason for the new similar access requirement policy in respect of men and women having access to publicly funded sporting facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16938/24]
  • 2024-02-15 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the Exchequer funding model for public sector broadcasting could operate in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6685/24]
  • 2024-02-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the Exchequer funding model for public sector broadcasting could operate in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6068/24]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update in relation to the investigation by an organisation (details supplied) into the use of the National Stadium by a group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47958/23]
  • 2023-10-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme can assist sports clubs and national governing bodies to champion localised measures and adaption to the ongoing climate crisis and drive the adoption of positive climate action across the wider community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45549/23]
  • 2023-10-19 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to outline the women's sport that will be advanced and supported at all levels with the announcement of a doubling in funding for women's sport; the plans that are under way to ensure more women and girls participate in all sports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45548/23]
  • 2023-10-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for an update on any engagements with the EU Commission in relation to the short-term holiday let register agreed by Cabinet in December 2022; if there are any updates on its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44861/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions being taken by her Department to facilitate female participation in soccer in Ireland, particularly at a young age, given the recent increase in popularity of the female game and the lack of female specific facilitates at many clubs around the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33739/23]
  • 2023-07-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if he will commit to establishing a sports facilities strategy for the State, identifying gaps in provision for certain geographic areas and in areas where multi-code facilities could be established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33741/23]
  • 2023-05-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund (LSSIF) will open for new applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23564/23]
  • 2023-05-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media how nature preservation and biodiversity initiates are being developed, advanced and supported in sports clubs nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23738/23]
  • 2023-03-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for a timeline on the introduction of Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15356/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the planned legislation in relation to the establishment of a register for short-term rental properties (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13255/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the work of the night-time economy taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13256/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on the night-time economy forum which took place on 17 January 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13257/23]
  • 2022-11-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will advocate for the expansion of the visa eligibility criteria to non-EU nationals to fill hospitality and tourism vacancies, given the shortage in staff for the sector. [57532/22]
  • 2022-09-08 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of staff who work in the RTÉ archive department. [42859/22]
  • 2022-06-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the current status of St. Andrew's Church, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 which is owned by Tourism Ireland and that has been vacant and on sale for over five years; the number of offers that have been received for the site; the works that are being carried out to maintain the structure and prevent dereliction; if her Department has sought alternative purposes for which it could use the site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33470/22]
  • 2022-04-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of arts studio spaces that have been made available in Dublin per year since the launch of the last Art Development Plan 2015-2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18971/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the actions that her Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14014/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the films which received section 481 funding in each of the years 2019 to 2021; and the amount of funding for each film. [14399/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way that Sport Ireland and an organisation (details supplied) plan to address the issues of inequality within Irish women’s rugby as highlighted by the recent letter from former and current players; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2438/22]
  • 2022-01-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the new watchdog Coimisiún na Meán will be established and begin its necessary work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2437/22]
  • 2021-12-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the amount of large-scale sporting infrastructure funding that has been drawn down in the past five years in respect of Departmental funding sports grant funding which requires 30% matched funding in both total amount per annum and the percentage of the total allocated funding in tabular form. [60345/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the Online Safety and Media Regulations Bill 2020; and if she plans to bring this Bill through the Houses of the Oireachtas in the coming session. [47935/21]
  • 2021-10-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the way the arts sector has used Departmental funding to advance and support the artistic community over the past year and the resulted benefits to the arts community and wider communities across Ireland; the way she plans to support resources for the arts community going forward (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47936/21]
  • 2021-06-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the €50 million awarded in Budget 2021 to support the live entertainment sector. [33102/21]
  • 2021-06-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the oversight group which is assessing the pilot for the artist basic income guarantee scheme. [33103/21]
  • 2021-05-26 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when children’s swimming lessons will resume in line with public health advice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28548/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status and progress of the ten recommendations in the Life Worth Living report by the arts and culture task force, including recommendation No. 1 to establish a basic income pilot scheme for arts and culture. [21486/21]
  • 2021-04-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the status of the €50 million provided for the arts and culture live entertainment sector in Budget 2021 to survive and recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. [21487/21]
  • 2021-03-10 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the reason for moving indoor visitor attractions to level 2 in COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 - The Path Ahead which is an increase from level 3 under which they previously operated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13147/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the grade at which the chief data protection officer in her Department is employed. [37917/20]
  • 2020-11-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the financial support provided by her Department to the St. John’s Ambulance service for 2020; and the estimated support for 2021 [33135/20]
• Taoiseach 36 questions

  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the implementation of the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 strategy under his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38305/24]
  • 2024-10-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to outline, since the Global Ireland 2025 programme will be finishing within a few months, the measures his Department is taking to draft a new strategic plan for his Department between now and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38306/24]
  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the publication of the summary report on the child poverty and well-being summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36891/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on the development of Ireland’s national security strategy; and to provide a timeline for its publication. [35306/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update in relation to the work of the National Security Analysis Centre. [35311/24]
  • 2024-09-09 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of full- and part-time staff, broken down by rank, assigned to the National Security Analysis Centre, in tabular form; the number of positions currently vacant; and his views on whether the centre’s current capacity is sufficient. [35312/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the timeline in relation to the citizen’s assembly on the future of education; and when it will be established. [31218/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of legal cases taken by his Department, or by agencies or bodies under his Department’s aegis, against another Department, Government agency or State body in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the policing reform implementation programme office in his Department. [26186/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the implementation group on policing reform. [26187/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the child poverty and well-being unit of his Department. [26200/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the proposed child poverty and well-being summit scheduled to take place this year. [26201/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work carried out as part of Poverty to Potential: A Programme Plan for Child Well-being 2023-25. [26202/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the Cabinet committee on children, education and disability, outlining the number of times it has met this year. [26203/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on EU and International Affairs has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18319/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Government Co-ordination has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18320/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Housing has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18321/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Migration, Integration and Ukraine has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18322/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18323/24]
  • 2024-04-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of times the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and Public Services has met in each year of this Dáil Éireann term. [18324/24]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the timeline for the citizens' assembly on education. [47294/23]
  • 2023-11-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on his engagements with other EU leaders in relation to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. [48036/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 25 July 2023 (details supplied), how many records relating to this matter have been withheld in total; how many by year; and when the last review of such files took place. [37394/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty unit in his Department, including the dates of meetings the unit has held since its establishment and any memos, reports or recommendations the unit has made. [37464/23]
  • 2023-09-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if all of the Attorney General’s records relating to a constitutional action (details supplied) have been transferred to the national archives. [37504/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if the criminalisation records of individuals convicted of historical homosexual offences belonging to the Attorney General were transferred to the National Archives. [35776/23]
  • 2023-07-25 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if the Attorney General has deposited all his files with the National Archives regarding the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago. [36236/23]
  • 2023-06-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the number of staff employed by the Director Of Public Prosecutions, broken down by grade, for each of the past five years. [30307/23]
  • 2023-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the plans sent to his Department by the Minister of State with responsibility for integration to recruit a team for community engagement and outreach in relation to the placement of asylum seekers. [24846/23]
  • 2023-03-21 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he will release all his Departmental files to the National Archives regarding the High Court, Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights cases in relation to proposals for gay law reform which resulted in a landmark judgement and decriminalisation thirty years ago. [13754/23]
  • 2022-06-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach if he has read the recent report on the education systems North and South by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will detail the target funding from the Shared Island fund which is being used in this field, particularly to target the high prevalence of early school-leavers in Northern Ireland. [28634/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Oireachtas Joint Committee report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community issued in November 2021. [14013/22]
  • 2021-05-11 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the details of property owned by the Chief State Solicitors Office; the current use and date acquired of each in tabular form. [23699/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the grade at which the chief data protection officer in his Department is employed. [37911/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the role envisaged for civic society engagement as part of the shared island unit. [36427/20]
  • 2020-11-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Taoiseach the role for philanthropy in facilitating all-island engagement between groups in relation to the shared island unit. [36428/20]
• Rural 26 questions

  • 2024-09-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development her position on the recommendation by an organisation (details supplied) to increase the audit exemption threshold for charities from €250,000 to €500,000 to reduce costs for social enterprises; and if she will take steps to address this financial burden [36692/24]
  • 2024-07-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of legal cases taken by her Department or by State agencies bodies under her Departments aegis against another Department, Government agencies or State bodies in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31370/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the work of the high-level stakeholder group to consider and make recommendations to strengthen policy concerning dog control issues; when the group will issue recommendations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27928/24]
  • 2024-07-02 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens partaking in the national training programme; where this training is taking place; the overall cost of the programme; if this is a voluntary or mandatory training programme; the person or body that developed the training programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27929/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the efforts that are being made by her Department to ensure that local authorities are enforcing the legislation to collect fines under dog control regulations. [26448/24]
  • 2024-06-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will strengthen the powers available to dog wardens under the Control of Dogs Act 1986. [26447/24]
  • 2024-06-18 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider a ban on XL Bully dogs in the State. [25922/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what her Department is doing to tackle the non-payment of dog control fixed charge notices; how many fixed charge notices from 2022 have been paid since the 2022 report was issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23389/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development how several local authorities such as Galway city, Longford and Tipperary did not issue any dog control on-the-spot fines during 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23390/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider creating a centralised funding mechanism for the dog warden service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23391/24]
  • 2024-05-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will intervene to ensure that the Robert Emmet Community Development Project can continue to deliver essential services in the south west inner city; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23398/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens employed in each local authority in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13138/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will increase funding available to the dog control units of local authorities to hire additional dog wardens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13139/24]
  • 2024-03-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update in relation to the negotiations between her and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage about hiring more dog wardens; how many additional dog warden positions will be created; where these positions will be assigned; how much additional funding will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13151/24]
  • 2024-03-07 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11225/24]
  • 2024-02-01 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of full-time and part-time dog wardens in each local authority area in the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4688/24]
  • 2022-12-13 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an up-to-date account of the number of dog wardens employed by city and county councils, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61964/22]
  • 2022-10-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the place-based leadership development programme to include Cherry Orchard. [53713/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has engaged with Dublin City Council on the reconstruction of a community centre (details supplied); and if her Department will provide funding for this project. [17890/22]
  • 2022-04-05 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will extend the place-based leadership development programme to include Cherry Orchard. [17874/22]
  • 2022-03-22 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions that her Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14011/22]
  • 2021-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when her Department expects to conclude work on restructuring the Community Services Programme in line with the recommendations from the 2020 report carried out for her Department by a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55676/21]
  • 2021-11-16 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the expression of interest process for the Community Services Programme is expected to reopen. [55677/21]
  • 2020-11-24 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the grade at which the chief data protection officer in her Department is employed. [37923/20]
  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason funding for amateur groups nationally that have experienced very heavy losses announced through Pobal prohibited organisations with charity status working in the arts from applying for these funds (details supplied). [8623/20]
• Employment 4 questions

  • 2020-07-28 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the Low Pay Commission has been formally requested to examine universal basic income as agreed in the programme for Government; and if not, when the request will be made. [18145/20]
  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost in 2021 if the budget for the Citizens Information Board increased by 6%. [15952/20]
  • 2020-07-14 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when section 21A of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014 will be enacted. [15954/20]
  • 2020-05-27 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding maternity benefit. [7587/20]
• Community 2 questions

  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the steps being taken in relation to the commitment in the Programme for Partnership Government to ensure that organisations (details supplied) are properly resourced especially in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. [24318/20]
  • 2020-09-17 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the timetable for the Programme for Partnership Government commitment to introduce a number of projects similar in approach to community development projects. [24319/20]
• Communications 2 questions

  • 2020-06-23 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times he spoke to the chairperson and-or CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland between 16 March and 1 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12012/20]
  • 2020-05-20 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current and capital expenditure allocations to TG4 in each of the years 2018 to 2020, in tabular form. [6536/20]
• Media 1 question

  • 2020-09-29 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the financial support provided annually by her Department to an organisation (details supplied) since 2010. [26512/20]
• Culture 1 question

  • 2020-06-03 Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if further clarity will be provided to photographers and other artists on the way in which they can ensure compliance with Covid-19 restrictions when they return to work; and if detailed guidance will be made available to assist photographers and other artists to comply with same. [8536/20]